I knew Drew was the one for me the first time I saw his cute bearded face in the glow of the neon lights at Jem Bar. Drew took a little longer to be convinced. 5 years of convincing, to be exact (although I think he realized pretty early on that I was perfect for him!) I was persistent during that time & would find any excuse I could to run into him or send him a text. In the beginning it would sometimes be weeks, or even months, between encounters but by Spring of 2018 we were talking on a daily basis...although I still wasn’t sure he would ever ask me out. Then came 6/15/2018, the text I had been waiting so long for: “Are you busy tonight? Want to get drinks?” I could have had a meeting with the Queen of England that night & I would have cancelled to finally say YES to that question! And it was totally worth the wait. Dinner at Drifters in Grafton turned into hours spent getting to know each other better that night, & we’ve been together ever since! I guess timing really is everything! Then came 9/11/2021: Drew & I were spending a long weekend in Mountain Home, Arkansas so he could show me one of his favorite places & teach me how to trout fish (I caught more fish than him that weekend, but who’s counting!) On our last day there, we were driving around looking for places to stay on our next visit & Drew pulled into an overlook to "check the river levels". As we started across the foot bridge, he said he forgot his phone so he ran back to the car while I continued on to the platform, where he joined me a couple minutes later. We stood for several minutes looking at the beautiful view & the next thing I know I heard him say “Hey” from behind me. I was SHOCKED when I turned around & he was on one knee! So shocked that all I could say was “What are you doing?!” He said “Will you?”, I of course said “YES!” as fast as I could, & it could not have been any more perfect. I still relive the moment in my head every day because I never want to forget exactly how it happened! We are so excited to celebrate the best day of our lives with all of our favorite people, & we can't wait to see you on 11.12.22!