We met online, as people our age do nowadays. We immediately bonded over our love for whiskey, National Parks, pinball, and vinyl records. We haven't stopped laughing at our inside jokes since. Ask Jason why he is still known as "Tequila Sunrise" in Amanda's phone.

It was a very covert operation to get her Grandmother's ring from her Mom beforehand. Thankfully, it was not difficult at all to gather friends right before the holiday for an impromptu game night. The surprise proposal went off without a hitch, and it made me so happy that Amanda was speechless.