Elliot says he knew I was the one during a quiet afternoon spent together at the Rock Garden in Cheaha. (I think I knew somewhere between the spontaneous blink-182 concert he dropped everything to attend with me and the time he made me breakfast in bed and cared for me so well after surgery.)

Later in the year, we returned to that exact spot on Mt.Cheaha. Elliot took a deep breath, got down on one knee, and asked me to “do him the immense favor” of sharing a lifetime of love and adventure.

Through happy tears, I said yes. Then we celebrated in the most us way possible- with a peanut butter and jelly picnic at our favorite magical spot.