We met in the summer of 2013 at Reynolds Community College: Shy - "I first noticed him while he was sleeping next to a vending machine on campus. I distinctly remember his leather jacket and some very colorful shoes. He doesn't wear those anymore, but he's definitely still sleeping anywhere he can. " Kiry - "I first saw her walk into the main cafe area like thundering storm. She was either getting mad, or already mad, and anyone who decided to stand in her way weren't prepared to get shoved out the way. Survival of the fittest in a natural phenomenon." Our first real conversation happened October 31, 2013. But honestly, it wasn't much of a conversation. He asked, "Are you okay?" and she said, "Go away". Over time we began to spend more time together. Eating out, hanging out, and playing games like Halo and Super Smash Brothers. Occasionally we would see each other at parties as well. It didn't take too long for both of us to start developing feelings, but it fizzled out. Two years would pass before we saw each other again. One would say, fate got tired of us playing games and took control of the wheel. As fate would have it, in April of 2016 we ended up working for the same company out in Ashland, basically in the middle of nowhere and those odds were truly one in a million. We reconnected effortlessly and spent the next 7 months really getting to know each other. We didn't start officially dating until December 20th of that same year. - Our first date: Echo Lake Park - Our first trip: Williamsburg, VA - Our first fancy date: Boathouse - Our first concert: Legend of Zelda Symphony, Norfolk, VA - Our first live show: Kevin Hart, Roanoke, VA The Proposal: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Echo Lake Park during sunset