She was the older girl every young man dreamed about, and he was the guy that she knew would keep her youthful for years to come. On the first date, Sam mistakenly drove the car onto train tracks and stranded them there. Through the panic, they found time to laugh, and that's pretty much when they realized that if this is any foreshadowing of what's to come, they wouldn't want to experience it with anyone else.

A week before our 3 year anniversary, we went to Blennerhassett Island to take a tour by candlelight. In front of the old mansion, which had burning torches lining its walkway, Sam slowly got down on one knee. Before he could even started to speak, I was already crying. When he finally asked the question, "Will you marry me?", I wiped my tears and ecstatically said, "YES!".