Kelli was working a shift at CW's Bar and Grill for her friend, Sarah. Chuck came into the bar with his friends, John and Matt (Devo), to watch football. The Bills had a bye that week. The first drink Chuck ordered was a Bloody Mary. Kelli had never bartended before, so making a Bloody Mary was quite the task! Later that night, Chuck sent Kelli a picture of his brother's (Derrick) Halloween costume via Facebook Messanger.

Our first date was to Zoar Valley in Cattaraugus, NY. We went on a hike. Kelli wore TOMS shoes, and fell several times throughout the hike. This made for a lot of laughs. Some of Kelli's colleagues and friends were concerned about Kelli not returning from this hike... no worries, she did.

Chuck and Kelli went on a bar crawl (Santa Con) with their friends. Chuck got down on one knee with a beer and asked Kelli to be his girlfriend.

Around 9am, Chuck put the wedding ring on a shoe lace and hung it on the Christmas tree. Kelli was cleaning the house, organizing Christmas gifts, and doing school work. She walked by the ring at least one hundred times, vacuumed the rug underneath the Christmas tree, dusted the tables near the Christmas tree, and never noticed the ring. Around 6pm, Kelli sat down on the couch and noticed the Christmas ornaments were out of place. She sarcastically asked Chuck, "Did you knock an ornament off the tree and think that putting them in a straight line would look good?" Moments later, Kelli noticed the ring hanging beneath the ornaments. Chuck got down on one knee and asked Kelli to marry him.