Brianna and I walked the halls of Plainville High School together for three years. We saw each other in the halls, at games, and at "Houser's farm," but we didn't notice each other until Fall of 2011 when we ran side by side at cross country practices. I thought she was cute, and she thought I was funny, but that was all for the time being.

Fast forward to golf practices in Spring of 2012. After several days of innocent flirting on the greens, we started to carpool to practice every day. The flirting continued. During the middle of the season, I took a shot in the dark and asked her to go to Prom with me. She said yes. Four days after the dance, I asked her to go on a real date with me. She said yes, yet again, and we made our first date one to remember. It was full of laughter, Wendy's ice cream, and, of course, a movie at the theater. I failed to ask if she wanted popcorn, and she wasn't even upset. You could say she was a keeper from the beginning.

To be honest, I never knew when he planned on proposing; I just knew he planned on doing it sometime, and the clock was ticking. ;) But, the day of, I had a feeling.

It was a normal Friday. I was leaving my third class of the day, and I got a message from Tyler asking where I wanted to go for dinner. My options were Harry's or Houlihan's -- the former being a very nice, very pricy restaurant -- and I chose Houlihan's "because we don't need to spend that much money on a regular night. We'll go there on a special night." Then, I realized that the only reason Tyler would suggest Harry's was if it was a special night. So, I decided to skip my last class of the day (shame on me!) to see what Tyler was up to. I came home to a clean-shaven, eager-looking face. He then asked if I wanted to go on a walk on campus after dinner. AHA! I knew it; he was going to propose. At least I thought I knew it.

I remember eating my chicken strips (in retrospect, I wish I would have chosen a more "romantic" meal) and wondering when the heck he was going to get down on one knee. By the end of the dinner, I told myself not to get my hopes up. All he wanted to go on a walk for was to see the new building on campus. So, we went on our walk, and naturally, I started complaining about how cold it was getting. I just wanted to go home and sulk while watching Netflix. He said we had to make one more stop -- the 150th anniversary plaza in front of the most iconic building on campus, Anderson Hall.

I grudgingly made the hike to Anderson with Tyler in tow. We stepped onto the plaza and looked around. And I kept looking around. And Tyler kept looking at me. I announced how awkward I felt and started questioning Tyler's sanity. I then got weak-kneed and realized that this was the moment. The moment that I'd remember for the rest of my life, the one that we'd tell our friends and family about. And while I was thinking about how this was the moment (YAY, FINALLY!!), Tyler had professed his love for me (I assume) and was waiting for an answer to his question. I ugly-cried and day-dreamed through a great proposal. Ha! Anyway, I of course said yes, and we plan on living happily ever after. :)