We decided all the way back in high school that we wanted to pursue careers that required a long and adventurous journey to graduate school. We were blessed to spend three and a half year together at Lourdes University where we grew up and grew together. We graduated and received the exciting news that we were accepted into grad school! He went to Pittsburgh and I stayed close to home in Cleveland. We agreed to put school first and marriage second. All the while, we always would say to friends and family, "We're waiting until we graduate." So on graduation day with our friends and family there, Sam proposed!