A new season begins!

Austin was new(ish) to Houston, and Stephanie was new(ish) to dating. Stephanie's mom and Austin's brother's sister-in-law (yeah) worked together and thought they might hit it off. Despite a very nice date at Jimmy Changa's in Deer Park, neither of them ever planned a second date. They thought that was the end of things, but little did they know, the Lord had plans for them!

After almost 5 years, Austin reached out to friend and message Stephanie on FaceBook. He says he kept an eye on her through the years, and for reasons known only to the Holy Spirit, he finally made a move! They talked every day for almost 2 months, and on August 3, 2019, they went on their second first date, although this time, Austin lived in San Antonio and Stephanie lived in Dallas (we know...we've got ALL the Texas cities covered). They realized the first time around wasn't good timing, but they'd both grown and changed. So this time was different, and they did go on a second date, and a third, and a fourth, and...well, you get the picture.

In the midst of Covid craziness, Stephanie's best friend reached out to her to "plan a double date" (lies) at their favorite restaurant, Jimmy Changa's (see where this is going??). So Stephanie got dressed, makeup and all, which was a rarity in these times, and headed there with Austin. Austin went inside to "confirm the restaurant was open for dining" (more lies). When Stephanie went to follow him in, she discovered a red carpet with rose petals, their special song, a vase of roses, and the love of her life with a special bottle of wine asking her to marry him. He said the sweetest, most wonderful things at the place they had their very first first date, and of course, she said, "Yes!"