How we Met:

Our paths first crossed through online dating via Facebook. While on vacation with my family in Alabama I noticed Facebook had created a dating section and I decided one morning to make a profile (best decision I've made to date). Most people don't seem to dive very far into online dating profiles, I did not take the process very seriously (answering the questions with jokes and making my cat Wally my profile picture). Well lucky for me, Lindsay took the time to look through my profile and see me for exactly who I was. Once we matched, we talked almost everyday and exchanged phone numbers within a few days.

The First Date:

After hitting it off through text and many phone calls, we planned our first date and chose to have dinner at a local Mexican restaurant called Chuys. I was excited to meet the girl who I seemed to have a very natural connection with and she seemed very interested in getting to know me more as well. We had a great time together and she even complemented my 300 bowling ring, even though she had no idea what it meant until she got home and told her parents who informed her that it was a BIG DEAL....I'm basically a professional. Date 2, 3, 4 and so on kept on coming and we were off to the races!

I Love You:

These three words meant more and more to me as I got older and wanted to be more selective in who I shared them with. With that being said I found it harder and harder to not blurt it out every time we hung up the phone or when I left her house. I couldn't understand how I felt this way only a couple months in and I even consulted friends and family for advice. The consensus was "when you know, you know.” So I wasted no time and on Christmas Day I wrote those three special words in her Christmas card and to this day I have the smile on her face burned into my memory for rainy days.

The BIG Question:

“Operation Entrapment” was a large operation that would not have been possible without the help of Margaret and Andy Sutton with the set up, as well as our entire families being there on the day to celebrate with us. Multiple times in the weeks leading up to the question, I had told Lindsay I was going to the gym for a workout but was actually buying myself some time to not only ask her parents for their daughter’s hand, but also to plan the day out. I never came home sweaty after these multiple fake gym outings but luckily she never caught on! Margaret had mentioned she was already having family over for July 4th and with that, the date was set! Just a few days prior to the big day I had again used the excuse to go to the gym to have an hour or so to buy candles, rose petals and drive over to her parents house to set it all up. But seriously not one time did I come back looking like I had gone to the gym......anyway. The morning of July 4th Lindsay had not slept well and was playing with the idea of not going. Knowing the importance of seeing family I played into this and even said I really didn't want to go. She immediately felt the guilt hit her and said, "no we need to go,” and my evil plan was a go. The candles were lit, the petal walkway had been set and as we arrived Lindsay had started to walk up to the house without me! I quickly made an excuse to slow her down and off we went. We followed the path of rose petals leading to where I had placed the ring. The room was filled with candlelight and I got down on one knee and asked to spend the rest of my life with her (ok this was actually the best decision I've made to date).

We cant wait to say I DO with YOU on October 4th! (that will ACTUALLY be my best decision to date)!

L&M