So Nicole and I met in EMT class. The very first day as I, Katie, walked into the classroom and sat right next to Nicole. We introduced ourselves after a few seconds. My introduction also included "I'm going to be the most annoying person you'll sit by." Then we bonded over how much we love Harry Potter and other common interests.

So I realized the weekend before July 20th, that Katie was going to be gone at a clinical and this was my chance to get things together to propose. So I went out with Bristol and Berklee, our nieces, to get the extra stuff - Bristol helped make some very important choices for me, she told me no to everything. So on July 20th, I got everything set up: pedals on the floor leading to the kitchen table, spaghetti made, on the table I had the ring and a flower like Beauty and the Beast. Then I got on one knee to say my spiel when she told me that I wasn't aloud to say anything. Of course, I asked if she would marry me, and she said yes!