We’re saying “I Do”!

We first saw each other at our best friend's house, the Sanchez Residence. Being that Erik is best friends with Steve and I am best friends with Lupe (Steve & Lupe are siblings), we would occasionally see each other at their family parties. We were briefly introduced, but both were too shy to initiate a conversation. High school passed and on my last year of college we had another chance to get to know each other and we hit it off since then. Steve's "hot friend" became "my boyfriend" 10 months later.

It was my 28th birthday and Erik had a dinner reservation for us at Five Crowns in Corona Del Mar. After dinner Erik asked me if I would like dessert. I actually declined the offer as earlier that day one of my best friends had treated me to sweets for my birthday so I ordered another glass of wine instead. Then from the corner of my eye I see the waiter walk out with an entire cake! "Oh boy! I didn't want dessert and now I have to eat an entire cake!" I thought to myself. Flushed in the face as I was expecting the embarrassing birthday song, I looked down at the cake and read "Will you marry me?" Next thing I know, Erik is down on his knee and trying to place the ring on the wrong hand. Here we are today eager to start the next chapters in our lives as Mr & Mrs. See you in Ensenada!