As I’m writing this, today marks our 3 year engagement anniversary and I am still in awe everyday of the woman I am about to marry.

I’ll take you back all the way to August 23, 2017. This was my first day working at Longhorn Steakhouse. I was getting the normal tour, the introductions, and then I met you. Your beautiful blonde hair and her perfect smile instantly captivated me. As the next two years went on, I got to know your goofy personality and how much time you put into your work while being an amazing mom to Bryson and I just fell in love. I remember the first time I was invited over for friends giving and I was so nervous. Everytime I was around her I had butterflies and at the same time I felt like I was exactly where I needed to be. One night Charlene came in with Bryson to eat while I was working and she chose to sit with me and of course that made me nervous. As the night went on I pretended to be your boyfriend and order for you, and I actually did pretty good, but even though we were pretending and you had no idea of my feelings, I caught a glimpse of what it was like to be yours and from then I couldn’t let the idea escape me.

For so long I would talk to my guys of how “you were out of my league” and “there’s no way I’d have a chance” and shortly after…I got my chance. From movie nights, watching final destination, to helping Bryson fix his nerf gun while she was cooking dinner, suddenly led to me on one knee at Universal Studios with Bryson next to me in 2021. Our love has only grown stronger and I am so happy that our day will be here sooner than we know it!

When I started working at Longhorn Steakhouse, I never thought it would bring me to meeting my future husband and the beautiful family we have now. Over the years of working together we had grown closer and closer. I never knew the hidden feelings Ethan had for me, and his alternative motives ha-ha, but I am so thankful for his patience all those years and his perfect timing.

Ethan became the guy who I would call when I needed a shoulder to lean on, an ear to vent to, and eventually I had formed an unbreakable bond with him and through that, I was able to see the qualities of a man who stood by my side through everything, someone who I could count on day or night, and not only for me but for Bryson too. Ethan had every quality I wanted in a husband and once I saw that in him, my heart was open to him and I.

I remember standing in the doorway of my home one night watching him with Bryson and it was an "aw" moment for me and it hit me in that moment, this man fits perfectly in every part of my life. From there our relationship began to blossom and I am forever thankful for him and where we are today. From me pestering him at work putting ice chips down his shirt to ... well I still pester him ha-ha, but more so on a daily basis and not just at work lol. I can honestly say I am fully committed to pestering him the rest of his life and becoming a Mrs. Dunnam!!!