We met in high school circa 2003. For him it was love at first sight (he can even remember the outfit I was wearing on that fateful day) for me, the first meeting was only worthy of an eye roll and a passing glance. After that we became fast friends and later into our high school careers we tried and failed at puppy love.
In March of this year Rick planned a surprise trip to the beach for just he and I. The trip was full of walks along the beach and visits to the arcade. On Saturday night we were supposed to have fancy dinner reservations but we cancelled them due to bad weather. We also decided that instead of staying until Sunday we would rather come home and miss the impending snow and ice. As I relaxed after packing Rick decided that he would take the opportunity to "pop the question", which in his case meant placing a beautiful ring on my finger and telling me to "NEVER TAKE IT OFF!" A sweet and simple proposal that I believe is very fitting to the life we live on a day to day basis.