We’re getting married!!!

We first met when I (Kristen) was 13. We both had a mutual friend and he had us both over for a pool party. Michael teased me the entire time that I couldn’t swim under water and I made fun of his long hair. We found each other both quite annoying. Fast forward to a year later we reconnected on myspace, exchanged numbers, and became best friends. We talked on the phone just about every night for years!!

So in 2013 we actually stopped talking to each other and went our separate ways. Michael went off to college and I was in a serious relationship. The day that that particular relationship ended I got a phone call from Michael! He said he was in fort stewart for army training and that when he got home he was taking me out on a date. I wasnt super receptive because i just got out of a relationship but he wasnt taking no for an answer! Two weeks later we went to Longhorn and ended up staying out all night! After the restaurant closed we sat outside and sat on the hood of his jeep and talked all night!

Michael really out did himself for our engagement. He said the trip we were taking was for my birthday, he secretly booked the hotel that we had always wanted to stay at: the Club Jekyll resort! The afternoon of he had a dress picked out for me to wear for the night and he said he wanted to set up the go pro on the beach and take some pictures, for us this was normal because we always loved taking pictures on trips we take! So we drive to driftwood beach and when we get there we walk down the beach for what seemed like an eternity. It was hot and I was hungry. Little did I know Michael was walking to the perfect spot he planned with the surprise photographer the day before! He made me stand a certain way and told me to wait there, he set the go pro case down on the sand and walked over to me. The last thing I remember is him dropping to one knee and me seeing the photographer snap photos! The rest is a wonderful blur.