May 8th! Kelli-Ann's mom was visiting from North Carolina & of course craving some pizza from up north! Tara, Kelli-Ann's sister, suggested Trackside in Wallingford. Side note: Trackside was Kelli-Ann's dad's favorite pizza joint...& it wasn't really Tara's idea ;) Kelli, being Kelli, told Mancini her wrong work schedule and thought she was only working 8 hours, but was really on a 12 hour shift (oops!). He offered to pick her up and Kelli rarely turns down a ride... so he scooped her up half way into her walk home! Venturing on to Wallingford, Kelli-Ann knew she was meeting her family there. Being her birthday week, her niece (Stephanie) could not wait to give her a present! She is quickly greeted with everyone in the parking lot and Stephanie who is dressed to the nines! She hands Kelli-Ann a gift and asks her to "please open it now!" There is a beautiful piece of scrap booking paper rolled into a scroll with a beautiful bow. Kelli-Ann opens it up and reads it once...twice...and a third time.. "will you marry mancini". She gently turns around with a smile shining brighter than the summer sun. To her surprise, Mancini is down on one knee with a shiny diamond ring waiting to be placed on her hand. Of course, Kelli says "YES!" without hesitation :) All followed by a beautiful dinner with his and her family.