At Upside Margarita Night of 2015, I did a questionable number of shots (11) and all I remember is seeing some guy (Robert) sitting at the kitchen table of Grand Central Station wearing bright green shorts & talking about the "ethics of dentistry" (classic Robert). True to character, I walked over and (allegedly) said "what the **** are you talking about?" The rest is history. -Rachel
I didn't necessarily have a plan. During finals, I was dreaming of something fun Rachel and I could do during the Christmas Break and it dawned on me that we have never had the opportunity for Rachel to show me her favorite places in Chicago. I was so nervous that morning and Rachel thought it was because I had bought the wrong train tickets... Little did she know I had a ring in my pocket. Our first stop was the Lincoln Park Zoo where Rachel's sister was waiting for us. A tour group had stopped at "the spot" so her sister had me distract her for a bit. Rachel was so mad at me. She thought I was reading the map wrong and she had some choice words to say when I kept leading her down dead ends. Rachel has never reacted well to surprises but when we finally got to the spot and I spun her around and asked her to marry me she looked deep into my eyes and said "what?" I repeated myself and her exact words were "I mean yeah but what?" She has since expressed greater enthusiasm. -Robert