We met nearly a decade ago through mutual friends and never thought anything of it. Alexa moved away for a handful of years and we stayed in touch as friends. It wasn't until 2018 when we started seeing each other in a different light. Alexa was considering moving to Florida and Andrew knew his window might come to a close. After a light hearted kayaking trip and picnic on the beach, things began to change. After that, as they say, the rest is history. We fell in love hard and fast and its been a whirlwind of adventure, laughter, and lots go love.

On a trip to North Carolina, we were able to squeeze in a hike on the Appalachian Trail. At first the weather was terrible, once we got up to a lookout on Roan Mountain, we were extremely bummed that all you could see were clouds. After sitting around for about 20 minutes, the wind blew the clouds away and the view was breathtaking. We were happy that the 2.5 hour drive and hike was memorable and not a flop. At that point, Andrew said "well we could make it a bit more memorable" and got down on one knee. Alexa was half expecting a long thought out lovey dovey speech but he kept it short and sweet before asking for forever.