In true 2020 fashion, we met on the dating app, Bumble. Patrick's profile said something about how he liked wine. In my first message to him, I asked "red or white?" and we never stopped talking from there!

Patrick is the worst secret keeper in the entire world. If you know us, you know we have known we were going to get engaged for a while, we were just waiting for the right time. Or Patrick was waiting for the right time. I was ready! It was a Tuesday and I came home from work to Patrick looking very concerned and telling me that he thought Cal had something on his neck and I needed to look at it. Seeing as it had to deal with Cal and his health I was pretty freaked out since Patrick seemed freaked out, so I knelt down to search through Cal's fur. I even took out my phone and turned on the flashlight. Patrick said "you'll be able to see it better if you stand up", which I thought was weird but I did it. It was at that moment that he pulled out the ring and asked me to marry him. My first words were "stop" when he pulled out the ring and when he popped the question, I said "uh yes?" still confused at what was happening. Once it finally sank in, I was more confident in my answer of YES! It was a complete surprise and the perfect moment for our family.