“I have found the one whom my soul loves” Songs of Solomon 3:4

I was originally supposed to meet Court in March for our Med School Asclepian Ball. We had been set up by friends, and I was extremely excited to meet her. I was crushed to learn that Court had a work conflict and couldn’t make it down to Mobile. I thought I’d never get my shot with her. Then, in April, I traveled back to Birmingham for my brother Will and his wife Kristen’s wedding shower. We celebrated them, then I unsuspectingly went with the crew down to Moe’s BBQ to keep the night rolling. Little did I know that Court’s sister, Mary Katherine, and her husband Phil were having their engagement party in Birmingham the same night. And they too chose Moe’s as their after party spot. Court and I were finally introduced, and I had to act like I didn’t already know so much about her. The rest of the night with her was amazing. I wondered when I would get to see her again. I finally mustered the courage to invite her to New Orleans the next weekend with friends. To my surprise, she said yes! We had our first date that Saturday in New Orleans (talk about nerves!) and spent an incredible weekend together. I knew then that she was the one for me. We’ve made so many amazing memories since, and I can’t wait for many more to come with my best friend! ….. so we met at a bar and had our first date on Bourbon Street

Stick was in Atlanta for his Winter Break and we were said to be going to the Atlanta Hawks game with my family on the night of December 27th. The plan was for us to go to dinner at Ruth’s Chris and take our Christmas Card picture before the Hawks game…. I believed it. So knowing this card goes to hundreds of people, I wore my cutest outfit. Thank goodness my mom and sister know me too well and know how to get me dressed up! My sister, Mary Katherine, and her husband, Phil, met Stick and me at my apartment for us to drive together to get drinks at the Park Tavern before dinner. We all grabbed a drink and decided we should walk across Piedmont Park to the Botanical Gardens for the Christmas lights. Everyone thought this was a great idea and in my head I was wanting to grab an uber around the park because my heels were NOT made to walk across Piedmont Park. So since everyone thought this was a good idea, I went along with it. Stick and I started walking and we were a little bit ahead of Mary Katherine and Phil. Stick stopped when we were by the pond at Piedmont Park with a gorgeous view in front of us and thought we should get a picture… I should have known then something was up because that is not like Stick at all to want a picture. So we start to walk down to a good view with the lake and the skyline behind us and Stick says “I’ve seen this view before” and I said “…where?” and he said “for proposal pictures!” Then he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him! I was so excited and then heard some cheering at the gazebo to our right and it was my family and all of the Mims standing over there! It was so special to have everyone there, I started crying! We then went to Atlanta Fish Market for dinner and a celebration with our family and friends. It was such a special night celebrating our love that I will never forget. I cannot thank everyone enough, especially Stick, for this amazing night and am so excited for a lifetime of amazing memories with him!