Every love story is wonderful, but ours is my favorite! Marcus and I had known each other for years as part of the WVU Blue Ridge Mountaineer Club. He jokes and tells everyone that when he would ask for my number I would give him 867-5309... so not true. Then in June 2017, when I was in Florida visiting my family, he FINALLY messaged me and we began talk and text back and forth, everyday! From Florida I went to DC and when it was time to travel home, he asked me to text him when I got on the train so he would know that I was on safe, especially since I was alone. I was blown away by that sentiment and kindness. We ended up texting my whole trip home too! Once I was finally home, he asked me to join him at a Shriner fundraiser. What was supposed to be a quick drink turned into dinner and sitting up talking for hours, dinner the next night and the night after and so on. The summer evenings of grilling, watching the planes land and days on the lake quickly turned into the fun days of fall watching WVU Mountaineer football and then into winter, Christmas and New Years... Obviously, we became inseparable. He became my best friend, my safe place, the true love of my life. During 2018, Marcus served as President of the Roanoke Valley Shrine Club. May 19, 2018 was his President's Ball, a dinner and dance to raise money for the Shrine Transportation Fund. What was supposed to be HIS night, turned into one of the best nights of MY life. He invited my Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Friends and even had it planned out for my Mom to FaceTime my Cousin/Best Friend. It was a fabulous evening with some of the most important people in my world. And then, he proposed!!!! It was truly a magical, special and unforgettable evening. He had everything perfectly planned even down to having the band play the song "Woman, Amen" by Dierks Bentley followed by "8675309"! God is the center of our relationship and with him everything is possible! Especially true love!