We met at Oklahoma City Community College in the fall of 2012. We were both in a play and had a few classes in common, but we barely talked. It wasn't until after we returned from Christmas break at the beginning of the next semester that we became friends. Our mutual friend Tia (thanks Tia!) got us to all start hanging out. Through (almost) weekly movie nights, pizza, and wine with our friends, we became much closer. Elliott and I would often talk for hours after everyone else had gone home, although I maintained to everyone that we were just friends and would never work as a couple. Over the summer, Elliott found excuses to come to my house almost every day. I still thought we were just really good friends. According to Nadya, we flirted an annoying amount. We started binge watching Arrested Development together (he had never watched it!) and I tried not to think about how soon I had to leave for school in LA. After calling an emergency meeting with Lindsay and Nadya and getting their reassurances (thanks guys!) I finally acknowledged that Elliott might be more than a friend after all. We officially started dating on August 18, 2013, only a few days before I moved to California to start school at LMU. To start a relationship long distance seemed like the stupidest thing I had ever done, but now I realize it was the best decision I ever made. Long distance was the worst, but we got through it! Fast forward four years...

Elliott here. Where were we? Oh yes! Fast forward four years. We had survived a time out west, a very small studio apartment and an adventure back home. In that time we reached new levels of respect, trust, understanding, and patience; we had gained a dog, a few shared pinterest boards and tons of cute couple selfies. Life was good. Still, I was poor and impatient to make my girlfriend a fiance. I had pretty much decided on a ring months prior to my proposal, thanks to the aforementioned pinterest boards, and with some good fortune involving a family ring... here we are. Ring in hand, I was ready to release a diabolical plan on my unsuspecting G.F. The only problem, I had no plan. I had spent the entire four years of our relationship thinking about marrying her and not one proposal idea was good enough. Thankfully, it struck me. I would ask her at the place we first met. I called and spoke to my dear friend John Farrell, the stage manager of OCCC's Bruce Owns theater and explained to him what I wanted. I told him she would think she was filming a scene for MONO, a feature she was starring in, and that our good friends, Jon and Cait, would be upstage shooting it while I hid offstage. I asked him what it would cost to rent the space to which he replied "This is for love, right? Well then, its free." After speaking with Cait and explaining my plan, both her and Jon agreed to lie to my girlfriend. The day of, I told Lindsay I had to work (lie) and promptly picked up a large lunchbox, ice and prosecco. Hours passed while I waited sweating with nothing to do. Finally, around five o'clock Jon and Cait showed up to set up the camera. We talked about how they would direct her in a "dream sequence" to center stage. They did. At that moment, the lights went dark, a spot light hit her and Hey Jude started playing just before the finale giving me enough time to walk onstage, get on one knee and ask her to marry me. She said yes and everyone had champagne.