We met through mutual friends back in High School, but reconnected in 2015 after several attempts (Sheilla). Over the past 5 years, we made it through Stephen's enlistment with the navy, deployments, new jobs, enrolling in college, buying a house, becoming fur-parents to our baby rover, graduating nursing school, and now planning our future.
Four days before our five year anniversary, Sheillas older sister Samira asked her to go to Longwood Gardens with her and Nicholas to take their engagement photos to be her moral support. Sheilla thought nothing of it since that was normal for them to do everything together. Little did she know, during Samiras photoshoot their entire family planned for Stephen to surprise her with her dream proposal. He tapped me on the back, went down on one knee and asked me to be his wife!