We're Finally Getting Married!

Many moons ago, we were just young kids in 7th grade CCD. I watched in horror as a kid in a homemade skate hoodie walked into the cafeteria, clearly thinking he was cool. It took until the next year to become friends, when we were stuck together in class and we had no other choice but to talk to each other. We became very close, quickly becoming best friends and talking nonstop. One year later, we were dating, and the rest is history!

Thanks to Covid, this did not pan out as Nick had truly wanted! His plan for many years was to propose in Ireland. We were scheduled to be in Italy for his brother’s wedding, so he figured at some point during our travels there, he would pop the question! Unfortunately, we could not make the trip due to the pandemic. His first backup plan was then to go to Ohio, in Amish country where we love to unwind. Once again, nope! Thanks Covid, all of our favorite places were shut down, and most B&B's were not accepting guests. Although it is not what he planned, his proposal was as perfect as I could have imagined. We spent the morning grocery shopping, planning on what magical meal we would make for dinner that night (we cooked almost every night during our quarantine time together). We then went to the park down the road after getting ice cream, which we had done many times before. He was acting a little quirky, so I thought something was up. However, after 4-5 years of waiting for a ring, I didn't let myself get my hopes up! (I mean, can you blame me? 10 years is a long time!!) As we rounded a corner and he directed my attention to the creek as a distraction, he got down on one knee and changed my life forever! 11 years down, forever to go.