We met when Zeb went into Adair Jewelers to have a ring cleaned that he had bought for a previous engagement that didn’t work out. My mom was working and happened to be the salesperson that helped him. Needless to say, he was feeling a little lost in life and was just trying to find his footing again. It just happened to be a few days before he went in that I had had a conversation with my mom that I was going through a growth spurt in life and needing some new direction. She connected us thinking that we could become friends and support each other through our difficult times in life. Slowly, our friendship began to develop into more. A few bumps along the way and a few months later and we were dating!

One afternoon in November, Zeb and I were feeling adventurous. We decided to take a road trip to a hot springs that neither of us had ever been to before. We drove for a few hours, parked in the lot, and began hiking. About a mile in, Zeb said he needed to run back to use the restroom at the trailhead. Little did I know that he was running back to grab the ring from the car! Once he caught up and we were nearing the end of our hike, Zeb began rushing me to hike faster so that we could reach the pools by sunset. We made it to the top and chose a pool just as the sun was going down. There was a waterfall flowing into the pool and it was so beautiful! We were standing under the water enjoying the sunset when Zeb ran over to his clothes to grab the ring. As he was on his way back, he dropped it in the water! He quickly scooped it up before I could see what it was, and what I thought was him climbing back up the rocks towards me was actually him getting down on one knee! I, of course, said yes!