I walked outside of my house to him standing outside of his car with a smile on his face. I was thrown off by what a gentlemen he was (and still is), so I smiled back and anxiously crossed the street. He opened the car door for me, and we headed to Cafe Calabria to enjoy some margarita pizza and sangria. We spent the evening sharing our stories and had such a great time that we continued the night. Our next and final stop was at our now favorite whiskey bar, Seven Grand, where we enjoyed craft cocktails and live jazz music. From that night on, we knew we wanted to see each other again!

I thought we planned a trip to go snowboarding and skiing with our friends in Big Bear, California. It turns out, he planned a weekend proposal trip, and they were all in on the secret! After a long morning of snowboarding, he and the rest of the group insisted on taking pictures by Big Bear lake. I couldn't understand why as there was a snow storm happening outside, but I showered anyway and got ready. When we got out of the car, it was literally snow storming, but everyone remained calm so, I acted like it wasn't a big deal too. Finally, we started to take pictures in the snow storm by the lake. When it was our turn to take a picture, I remember him looking at me and saying "Shaina?," and I said "Ozan?" while smiling and shivering. He grabbed my hands, looked me in the eyes and shared words with me which I will never forget. You know what happened next, and then we were engaged to spend the rest of our lives together! We spent the remainder of the evening celebrating with a delicious dinner and scotch (I specifically remember scotch). It was truly an unforgettable weekend with some of our closest friends!