We're getting married!

Your typical rom-com/boy-meets-girl in school, sparking a friendship turned relationship story. After having met in middle school and being friends for a few years, Hassan asked for a date to the movies in sophomore year of high school. After a bit of hesitancy to "ruin a good thing going", I eventually agreed (mostly because he's stubborn). And, after 8 years together, we still remain best friends above all else.

Day two of a trip to Mexico. It was after dinner and having decided to walk around the resort and down by the beach. Hassan's Plan A: Walk out to end of a pier on the ocean and propose under the moonlight. Unfortunately, it was a dimly lit pier (hello - falling into the ocean?) and it turned out being closed for public access. What Actually Happened: Heading back to the room, I spotted stairs leading to the resort rooftop. We decided to explore and it wound up being a ceremony space where the resort held destination weddings. Underneath a pergola lit with string lights, I was at the edge looking out over the ocean. After waiting for a minute and realizing Hassan hadn't yet joined me, I turned around to find him on one knee.