WE MET THROUGH A MUTUAL FRIEND/RELATIVE AT A HALLOWEEN PARTY IN SANTA CRUZ. WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME WITH MANY FRIENDS AND AMAZING COSTUMES. WE BECAME FRIENDS AND CONTINUED OUR FRIENDSHIP AND EACH OTHERS COMPANY AT SOCIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. TIMING WASN'T RIGHT UNTIL AUGUST 2020 DURING EMANUEL'S BDAY. WE HAD A SMALL FRIENDS GATHERING AND AFTER A FEW DRINKS LOT'S OF LAUGHTER AND A GREAT TIME. ONE SIMPLE LOOK AND A KISS WAS THE BEGINNING OF THIS BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY.
WE WENT TO CARMEL IN MONTEREY FOR OUR ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO SPEND THE WEEKEND. WE ARRIVED AT OUR HOTEL AT THE TIME AND DATE THAT A WEDDING WAS ABOUT TO START. WE GOT TO DRINK CHAMPAGNE WHILE WE WATCH THIS WEDDING CEREMONY TAKE PLACE AND THE BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF THE SUNSET. AFTER, WE WALKED A FEW BLOCKS TO THE BEACH WHERE A YEAR BEFORE WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE FUTURE AND WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE FOR THE BOTH OF US. EMANUEL ASKED ME TO BE HIS FOREVER IN A VERY INTIMATE SETTING. WE CAN'T WAIT TO CELEBRATE THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY WITH ALL OF YOU! SEE YOU IN SANTA CRUZ!