We met in a restaurant called Tijuana Flats on 9th Street, in Durham, NC. Nick immediately took our friend Logan to the side and interrogated him on who I was; he knew almost immediately there was something there, while I was a little slow to the uptake! We ended up friends for almost two years, and finally decided to give us a try after some insistent coaxing from two of our closest friends, Fritz Amspacher and Elisha Stinson (you guys are the real MVP's of this story). The rest is history!

Nick was super impatient is basically the gist of this story. He planned on proposing on my birthday, when we had planned to take a day-trip to the Fort Fisher Aquarium; the night before we went out bowling with some friends. One of them, Nykke, made a comment about how it annoyed her that we weren't married yet; Nick took that as a sign. I went up to bed as soon as we got home, and Nick was acting weird downstairs. He tried to get me to come down a couple of times, but I was not having it - sometimes you're just super tired, you know? He ended up promising snacks if I came downstairs, and like the true lover of snacks I am, I jumped on the opportunity. He got down on one knee as soon as I stepped off the last step, and then I cried. It was perfect, and totally us. Still a little upset I didn't get snacks though. The rest is history. We are so excited to spend this day with you all!