Kristian and I met in our home town of Jacksonville, North Carolina as pre-teens and became instant friends. Having attended separate schools, we remained friends, attending school and community events where we would occasionally bump into one another . The years into adulthood took us through college, career and life changes , yet we always remained friends. We reconnected in the winter of 2019 , where friendship flourished into romance, which solidified a true bond. Since then , we have built a loving and faithful relationship with one another and together as a blended family with our young children. “You are the perfect verse over a tight beat.”- Swoons, Brown Sugar

On the day of our two year anniversary Xavier and I spent a portion of the day apart getting ready for dinner. We had never been to the Mimosa Grill & Bar and we were excited to try something new . Once arriving to the beautiful Uptown Charlotte restaurant we were taken a back at the views and city lights that surrounded the building. We were seated at a corner table that was beautifully decorated in candles . We had agreed earlier to exchange our anniversary gifts after we finished dinner. Once it was Xavier’s turn to gift me , he began with a beautiful speech explaining what the last two years had meant to him. He then pulled out a bright yellow Forever 21 bag and in my head I was wondering what was going to come out of the bag. Little did I know , it was just a diversion to throw me off ! Xavier pulled out the box which held my engagement ring, in between tears and laughter he got down on one knee and asked me to spend forever with him. I SAID YES!! "So it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard, and we're gonna have to work at this every day. But I wanna do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever. You and me. Every day." — Noah, The Notebook