Jeremy and I met while working together for an after school kids program. Every year, they would move employees around to different schools and in 2013, we were placed at the same elementary school. From the day we met, I knew there was something very special about Jeremy. I quickly developed a crush on Jeremy, who I then referred to as my "work boyfriend". My close family and friends all knew of Jeremy and would regularly hear about how much I adored him. About a year or so after meeting, Jeremy asked me to hang out one Friday afternoon. I was so nervous that I lied to Jeremy that I couldn't find my car keys, making me over an hour late. We spent the evening watching scary movies and sitting awkwardly far apart on the couch. Jeremy walked me to my car and gave me a hug. In my mind, we definitely were going to be a couple. Jeremy claims he thought we were just friends. Over the next couple of weeks, we spent more time together, watching Harry Potter movies, going out to eat and getting to know each other better. We quickly became very close and fell in love. It did not take long for us to decide we wanted to be married one day and always talked about what our future together would look like. On September 22nd, 2018, Jeremy and my family had convinced me that we were meeting my family and my mom's friends at the beach in Carmel to do a champagne toast to kick off my mom's birthday celebration weekend. When Jeremy and I arrived at the beach, there was no one there. My family was late (per usual), but Jeremy convinced me not to call them, and that maybe they were further down the beach. We walked out on to the rocks and looked at the ocean. Jeremy hugged me and told me that he loved me and then, he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. He said some other things too, but I was smiling ear to ear and crying and I don't remember anything else. It was an incredible day and I can't wait to celebrate our love at our wedding on September 27, 2019.