We always start off with the phrase, "We actually met in 6th grade". Which we did! We met when we were these super cool preteens at South Pointe Middle School (Go Panthers). We had the same group of friends. We hung out all the time. No-we never had a crush on each other. When it came time to enter high school we went our separate ways and for the next 11 years we lost touch. Fast forward to 2015. We were both in our last months of college & thanks to the world wide web we reconnected. All it took was one lunch on a Thursday and we were hooked! From that day forward we were a part of each other's lives every single day. From our wild & fun times in San Francisco to our Friday nights with the kids, every day has been worth it. We want to thank you all for being such an important part of our lives & your continuous love and support. We cannot wait to share such a special day with you.

Turns out Zoey has been a key part of planning this proposal. She gave him the idea to do it at this beautiful park we had been to previously. Marcos knew he wanted it to be private-only the girls and us, which was exactly what it was. Karen loved it. AND we knew we wanted to capture the moment so he had our dear friend Tiffany hiding out with her camera. We unloaded our car and set up camp. Boy was it a beautiful day to be outdoors- 80 degrees and sunny, just perfect. We played with the girls for a bit and then headed back to our little camp to eat our lunches. Lia was enjoying a pb&j when Marcos started off with “Today is such a beautiful day. We will be having more days like these in our future”, I nodded my head thinking “Sure more picnics that sounds fun.” THEN he got on one knee and pulled out a little black box. Karen immediately began to cry, she could not even say yes she just nodded my head and told him “Hurry up put it on (haha)”. During this whole time from the corner you could spot Tiffany running at us like a total paparazzi to capture our expressions. Those photos mean more than you can imagine. She then told us the story of how she had to sit with some people she did not know to blend in. Talk about commitment! lol! After the picnic we went our for ice cream, a family tradition when we are celebrating something. What can we say, we love our ice cream!