Once upon a time, Anna went to a small college called ABAC. While she was there she met some South Georgia friends, one of them being Thomas. The two started off as friends and Thomas learned how stubborn Anna was when he persisted through 9 months of asking for a date when Anna finally said yes. After 8 months of peaceful dating, Thomas surprised Anna with a vacation at St. Augustine after her first year of teaching paired with a romantic proposal at the beach where she, again, said YES!