After being friends online for some time, Tony's persistence found us on our first date. It was a cold December day, a week before Christmas. Naturally, we both put off Christmas shopping until the last minute, but decided beers at Applebee's sounded better. After that day, we spent as much spare time together as possible (which was close to none), but a night spent at a New Year's Eve party and an impromptu trip to Vegas later, we knew this could be it. We met each others boys, and they instantly became best friends (sorta, when there weren't hot wheels involved). We were learning so much about each other, like Tony’s awful dad jokes and my "beautiful" singing voice. Soon we had the keys to our own home, and life was exactly where we both hoped it would be. Exactly one year later, it was a trip to Mexico and a another New Year's Eve party on the beach when Tony proposed! It was pouring rain when the clock struck midnight, and he dropped on one knee. We were up pretty close to the stage, so everyone saw it and started cheering. We made friends with some Colombians who bought us a bottle of champagne and would not stop congratulating us while kissing both of us on the cheeks (even though we didn't know what they were saying). Now our days are spent at work, our nights at home together, and our weekends with the boys. It was an afternoon at Applebee's that started a life time of memories together, and a rainy night in Mexico that sealed the deal!