We met at a New Year's Party where Tom happened to be performing and we were introduced by our mutual friends Tania & Jason. Tania, ever the matchmaker, had promised to find Tom a girlfriend. Jason told Vanesa that there was nothing wrong with Tom. We both had no expectations that night! The day after we had our first date at Matchbox in Rockville. We both agreed that this was not a coincidence. God has blessed our lives with what we had both prayed for!
2. 10. 17 We were awaiting some of our favorite friends to join us for dinner in LA at a special restaurant, the piano playing one of Tom's favorite songs (per request) and suddenly Tom got down in one knee and and asked if I wanted to spend the rest of our lives together! It was such a magical moment... we ran into the night and kept celebrating! It was perhaps, one of the best trips we ever had. We celebrated our engagement for weeks. Back home in Baltimore we had a small gathering with family and friends. We enjoyed a lot of champagne that month! The rest is history.