We first met at CVS when I was working there as a cashier & Matt was a sales rep for Pepsi. We were casually talking & Matt found out that I was shortly leaving CVS to go work at Carle. Once he found that out, he asked me for my number, then we scheduled our first date & the rest has been history.

It was just another day at home in the garage with the dogs. My parents & Dean decided to stop by, which was not out of the normal. We were sitting around the table, just hanging out. All of a sudden Matt said "Brooke, look at Bella's new tags. She's been running off a lot lately & wanted to make sure in case she did again, somebody would know who to contact." I turned around, checked Bella's tags & it said "WILL YOU MARRY ME?" While Matt was on the other side with a ring in his hand. This was the one & only time that I have ever been speechless.