Our story goes back about 10 years. We went to High School together and I noticed Allison immediately. I took every opportunity to sit near her in the classes we had together and used every excuse possible to talk to her. By chance, our lockers were right next to each other in the Freshman Hallway and I would sneak little surprises into her locker between classes. I even convinced a school custodian to let me back into school (after hours) so I could fill her locker with all of her favorite things for Valentine's Day. I was trying to win her heart with Cherry Coke and it worked! What started as friendship developed into so much more. I have loved Allison.... for as long as I can remember!

Seven years into dating, I started making jokes like "Stop dragging your feet & propose already". I even had the perfect proposal dress and began planning when I should have it ready! Just in case! We were on vacation in St Lucia and I joked about what outfit I should wear to dinner. I asked him if I should wear my "proposal" dress and he said, "Sure, I guess". But I decided against it since I KNEW this wasn't going to be the day. We walked, hand in hand, along the beach on our way to dinner. Just the two of us... talking about our life and our future. Nikko stopped and took both of my hands and I thought, "There's no way", but then my dream became a reality and my best friend asked me to be his wife. It was even better than I had imagined (even without the proposal dress).