Celebrate our forever with us

Like your average couple in 2017, we met over a popular dating app called Bumble. Gabriella was the first girl I decided to meet from the app because I didn't really trust the idea of meeting strangers from the internet (ended up finding my wife so lesson learned). Once I realized I could talk to her about absolutely anything, we decided to meet up and watch the Seahawks play at Buffalo Wild Wings. The Seahawks lost and we left at halftime but the rest is history. P.S. we've been to BWW 2 other times to watch the Seahawks play, and they have lost every game...we've decided to never go back to watch a game.

In August 2018, we were blessed to spend 3 weeks in Europe; stopping in Frankfurt, Stockholm, Denmark, London and most importantly, Rome, Italy. On the 2nd night of our trip to Rome, we stopped at Castel Sant' Angelo prior to dinner. During sunset, we walked across a bridge, connecting the city to the castle over the Tigris River. Nick asked a nice couple to take a few pictures of us, and as they were taking a few, he dropped to a knee and popped the question. I'm sure the woman taking pictures was completely shocked...unlike Gabriella, who felt the ring box in Nick's pocket 10 minutes before Nick asked...way to keep it hidden, Nick. We celebrated the engagement eating authentic pasta and drinking some fine Italian wine ( only Nick had wine ;) ).

Nick is the most amazing man that I have ever met. Sure I had my hesitations when we first started dating and my mom knew I was in love with him before I admitted it to myself. Nick is so goofy and makes me laugh everyday, he's spontaneous ( which sometimes annoys me... I like to follow the plan). But I trust him with my life and have seen him break out of his shell traveling the world with me. I want to spend the rest of my life litterally being dragged around ( Because he cant walk in a straight path). He's someone that listens to what I really have to say and cares about my feelings ( There are A LOT of feelings). He keeps surprising me in our relationship and impressing me, opening up a new side all the time. I have seen his love for the Lord grow everyday and the moments I love the most is when we just sit and I read the Bible to Nick and talk about it. Nick's love for kids makes me want to have 8 ( get ready mom), I honestly know he's going to be great dad.

I remember everything about meeting you – from where I was when I first saw you message me, to how tall you were when I stepped out of my apartment (it was the heels). I remember talking to you for weeks; having the absolute funniest conversations about life and the color beige. I remember standing you up on our first date because I didn’t actually trust meeting someone from the internet. I remember kissing you, oh so awkwardly, after watching the Seahawks game – thinking there would NEVER be a second date. I remember taking you to a play for our second date, and thinking to myself “wow, what a woman she is”. I remember falling in love with you so quickly and effortlessly. Gabriella, you’ll never understand how much you mean to me. You held my hand and brought me out of a broken place, showing me the truest compassion; something I’ve never felt from someone else. You brought light to God’s grace and helped me realize how much He loves me, which ultimately made me love myself more than I ever have. It doesn’t matter what we do – we can travel Europe for weeks or we can lay in bed and watch I Love Lucy. As long as I’m with you, I don’t care what we do; as long as we get to spend forever together. In the words of The Platers; Only you can make all this world seem right. Only you can make the darkness bright. Only you and you alone can thrill me like you do. And fill my heart with love for only you. You’re a dream come true. Jag älskar dig, för alltid och evigt.