We have known each other since we were kids! But with Mark being several years older, we had no idea that we would ever end up together. Years later, we lived next to each other in Bowling Green, while I (Madison) finished my undergraduate degree. We met up for drinks on May 5th, 2014 and started officially dating soon after. The proposal On May 5th, 2018- 4 years after we started dating, and the day I graduated with my Master’s degree, Mark proposed in front of our family and friends at a celebratory graduation dinner. He made a short speech, and said he had a surprise and told me to close my eyes; when I opened my eyes, he was on one knee with the most beautiful ring!