As most romantic stories begin, this one involves sparks and the inability to breathe normally. However, that was not because Michael and Brittany remember the moment they first saw each other. Rather, they met because Michael was a firefighter and Brittany was a paramedic on the ambulance, so the sparks were flying from actual fires and difficulty breathing was for the patients who had called 911. Through running emergency calls together, they became acquainted, but did not truly become friends until they spent time together outside of work. Brittany was trying to learn Spanish, and Michael was kind enough to help out. While spending time working on Spanish, lots of common interests were discovered and soon they were hiking, snowboarding, traveling, and trying out rock climbing. Before long, they realized that they had become not just great partners in adventure, but partners in everything life could throw at them. Ultimately Michael decided to propose while on a hiking trek to a waterfall. Brittany, being completely unaware of his plans, interrupted his introductory statements with, "Wait! Are you proposing?!" Michael assured her that yes he was, and would she like to spend her life with him. Clearly, the answer was yes. A short while later down the trail, Brittany slipped and partially tore a quad muscle. As Brittany hobbled her way back down the remaining trail, they joked and chatted because even though they were going exceptionally slow, everything was still good considering they are in this crazy life together.