So we were originally supposed to meet back in 2020 but I ruined that and will never live that down. Fast forward to August 2021. We had just both gotten out of relationships and weren’t looking for anything. But his cousin Brad and our mutual friend Kristen had other plans. It just so happened to be that, within the same week we were both at the Motacki’s house on different days. Then come that Friday we both ended up being there (Kristen had planned that) I knew Ricky was coming. The moment I saw Ricky, I thought “damn he is cute!” And I even texted Haley and Kristen that. As the night went on, the more I started to fall for him… already! We stayed the night at the house and we of course had our first kiss! He’ll say I made the first move but I didn’t! Then the next day he had to go home to do some things and I stayed the day with the Motacki’s because Wilson wanted to make tie dye T shirts! I had added him on Facebook and so he messaged me to make sure I was okay (I was drinking moonshine the day we met). Because I was at our friends house, of course Ricky had to come back! Then a few days later, we had our first date and the rest is history!


The proposal:
Ricky had this planned for almost a year. In May of 2023, we had planned a trip to Sint Maarten with his best friend and wife. The three of them planned on how he was going to propose, while also keeping it from me. All of our friends knew it was going to happen but wasn’t sure if he would go through with it because he kept pushing off asking my parents for their blessing. Thankfully, a few days before we left, he finally talked with my parents. Leading up to the proposal, I don’t know how I didn’t catch onto it. On the third day, that morning, Ricky was acting different and “sick.” Around lunch time, we had decided to go to Fort Louis on the French side of the island (so you can say we got engaged on France lol). Ricky was scoping it out trying to find the perfect spot. I kept ruining it (unintentionally) and then right before we were about to leave, he wanted to “enjoy the view” and next thing I know he is tapping me on my shoulder and he’s down on one knee. I blurted out YES but then said wait wtf!? Because they all had it planned and I had no clue. His best friend and wife were with us and were able to capture that moment!