The Giancolas came up with a master plan for us to meet. The day before Thanksgiving I was at work when Shyla called me wanting to know if I wanted to go downtown to meet "The Brandon." Meanwhile, Nic was at the gym with Brandon when he casually told him there was someone he wanted him to meet that night. Of course we both said, "Yes!". We first locked eyes at Blue Sky. From there we made our way to Allgood where I impressed him with my awesome pool skills (or lack there of) and fun was had by all. We ended the night with cookies and phone numbers. You know the rest of the story!

We had just gotten back from celebrating Christmas Eve with his family when he told me that he had an early Christmas present for me. We had planned on exchanging gifts Christmas Day, so I was surprised. He told me I needed to open it because it was for the tree. I opened the box and saw the cute homemade ornament, but hadn't noticed the ring in it yet. Once I noticed the ring, he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him with his best four legged buddy by his side. I asked him if he was being serious a few times. Once I was convinced he was legit, I said, "Yes!". We're so excited to celebrate this next chapter in our lives with you! See you in October!