One Saturday after church in November 2014 we coincidently attended the same Sabbath dinner. During the dinner we didn't pay each other any attention or even spoke the entire time. However, at the end of the dinner, we started to have small talk and then exchanged numbers. We spent a year exhanging casual texts here and there. In August 2015, the start of our last year at Oakwood University we re-connected. It started with a three hour car conversation outside of our college apartment. One conversation led to another. We spent a couple of nights just talking and enjoying each others company. On September 9th 2015, we decided to take our friendship little bit more seriously. Thereafter our bond began to grow. We became in seperable. After a few months, we officially became a couple on December 9th, 2015.

It was random work day for Shatika and a very busy day for Daniel. On Monday September 9, 2019, Shatika was fooled into thinking her family was having a dinner for a family friend at the Sun Dial in Atlanta, GA. Little did she know, it was all about her! We arrived at the restaurant with her entire family waiting in anticipation. As soon as we walked in, she was shocked to see a sign saying "Will you marry me ?” Shatika said yes after moments of total shock. We're so excited to share the next chapter of our lives with you! See you in Atlanta!