Our meeting was nothing less than by the hand of God. We met on the first day of Freshman Orientation at Gordon College. From there, we were also placed in the same Discovery Class of about 12 people. This was a team building outdoors class that is required of freshmen who do not participate in the 12-day La Vida program over the summer. It was so evident God ordained us to meet and we quickly became friends. The next few months we spent most of our time together until Mikey expressed his feelings and asked me to be his girlfriend. Gordon will always have a special place in our hearts because God used it to bring us each other and draw us nearer to him. <3

We went to Watch Hill, RI for a beach day. It was not unusual for Mikey to bring his camera for a little photoshoot at sunset (we had done this before!). I didn't think anything of it as he set up the camera for what I thought to be timer pictures. As he set up the camera I couldn't help but think that this would be the perfect time and place to get engaged, but I truly did not think it would happen until the fall. Then, just like that, he grabbed me by my hands and got down on one knee. My immediate response was "You got permission!?" instantly, the tears began to flow- tears of immense joy and utter disbelief. I could not believe we were going to get married! We had talked about it for the past 2 years knowing we wanted to get married but the timing had not been right. This was the most surreal moment knowing that I was going to marry my very best friend. The rest of the night was so much fun getting to talk about our dream wedding and future as husband and wife. God has been so gracious to us. I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life with you Mikey!