We are the quintessential high school sweethearts. The official journey toward "The Smiths" all started in 2008 when we first saw each other in the Central Catholic gymnasium. He was coming in from football practice, and I from volleyball. Little did we know, we would spend the next decade becoming each other’s best friend.

Fast forward to July 2018. Enacting his elaborate plan, Matt asked me to go on a stroll through Swasey Park before going out to dinner. He convinced me to do this by telling me he had seen otters in the river earlier that day… Once we reached our favorite spot, I was saddened that there were no otters, but surprised to find Matt down on one knee. I should have known something was up when the guy who hates shopping walked around Kohls for over an hour in order for the timing of his plan to work perfectly. We are both so glad that it did, and so were our family members who were already waiting at a nearby restaurant. I guess we know each other pretty well.