Andrew and I met while working at Target, I was training him on the register. Between guests it was slow, so we'd start talking to get to know each other. Andrew and I opened up to each other quickly. We were communicating outside of work here and there, and I started feeling myself fall for him but the timing was wrong. Then we stopped talking for a while due to our busy schedules (work/college/game nights with friends and family). All of a sudden I felt like a bother when I tried to contact him, so I stopped replying. Out of the blue Andy messages me saying how worried he was about me and how he missed talking to me, which is how I knew he had feelings for me. We started talking again and that's when he asked me on our first date, we went to see Avengers Endgame in theaters, where some random guy behind us started snoring before the movie started. Andrew and I still laugh about it to this day. After the movie was over we went to Dunkin and it was cold outside yet we got Iced Coffees and walked around the neighborhood for hours talking and telling each other stories. Us being that open with each other and connecting so fast told me that we'd have a long and happy relationship.

Nine months after dating Andrew moved in with me. After work, I'd head home to relax and spend time with him. But on game nights Andrew would stay out until 3 in the morning with his friends. I was always worried since we didn't live in the best neighborhood. So that's when things turned south... we constantly argued because I felt as if he cared more about them than our relationship and I became insecure, it doesn't help that I was always worried about him. But eventually, the arguing stopped after he and I sat down and talked everything through. I eased up on the worrying since I knew he was in good hands with his closest friends and family.

After 2 years of us being together, I told Andrew my family and I were moving to Texas to get my Grandmother out of that bad area. Why Texas you may ask? We chose Texas since we had family down here and it has beautiful weather and better healthcare options for my mother and grandmother. So with that being said a lot of packing, cleaning, goodbyes, and tears came along. Andrew moved back in with his family, and right before the big moving day. We went up the Mountains with his family to have one last week together. Many fun days passed by too fast, and before you know it ... it was time to go back and pack the truck. Andrew helped us move our stuff into the truck, and we were both fighting back the tears. After everything was packed his mom and dad came to pick him up and I said my goodbyes to them as well. After Andrew and his family drove off we finished getting everything in the car and we drove off, on the way to Texas.

1,500 Miles Later...

My mom and I arrived in Texas, my grandmother flew down since it was the quickest way to have her start settling in. We stayed with my aunt and cousins for a while... There were good times and bad times, but we're a family. We all love each other no matter what. At the end of each night, Andrew and I would call each other or video chat with each other. Each call was hard since we missed each other so much. My family and I found a house for rent that we checked out and loved. After settling in, a few weeks went by and it was time for my Birthday. Andrew came down to Texas for my Birthday on 10.11.2021, he said he had a great time and how he hates being apart from me, I told him I hated us being apart from each other. I kept crying on and off through his stay with us since I knew it would be hard to say goodbye at the end of the week. My Birthday weekend came and went, we had a blast showing Andrew around everywhere. But the tears as he left were harder than when we first moved down. Little to my surprise, Andrew decided he was going to move down to Texas to be with me!

(How romantic is that!!)

Can you believe it? I still smile when I think about it. I feel like the luckiest woman alive, too, having such a great guy who loves me so much to where he moved to the States to be with me.

Andrew moves in with us and gets a job at Walmart, and we're happy to see each other and spend time together again! All the kids here love Andrew! They love climbing on him like he's a jungle gym. It's adorable watching him play with them. Seeing how good he is with the kids shows me that he'll be a great father in the future. The Holidays came and went. It's early February, Andrew was being a bit sneaky and I was trying to figure out why. But I had no luck, if it was that important he would've told me. I let it go after a while, and here it comes!!

February 16th of 2022 Andrew proposes!!!!

How you may ask? Well, we all went to breakfast at a restaurant called Our Place with my mom and grandmother, everything seemed normal. We just wanted to try it out. After we went back to the car, my mom and Andy were talking. I'm on my phone not paying attention until the last minute when I heard my mom ask Andrew where he wanted to go. He said to Bailey Lake, so we got there pretty quickly since it's just down the road, and my grandmother stayed in the car as we walked around the lake just chattin' it was a bit windy. My mother was behind us walking and I turned around a few times and I saw her with her phone up. "Mom, are you taking pictures of my crazy hair?" She said no she's taking pictures of the ducks, in my head that's normal because I'd do the same thing. Next thing I know we were at a little part of the lake where Andy and I stopped to look at the ducks and take a few pictures since it was beautiful scenery.

Andrew looks at me and says, “When I met you, there was this spark between us that I have never experienced before. You broke me out of my shell, both mentally and physically. You made me open up to you with everything that had been weighing heavily on my mind. From that point on I knew you would be the only person that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. I know it isn’t Valentine's Day, and that even though we have spoken a great length about wanting to be together forever, it took time to get to this point, but I don't want to wait anymore! Taylor Ann Naussner will marry me. He gets down on one knee and proposes!!

I was completely speechless, I said yes! My face was red, I was happy, I was crying. I didn't think this is what he was hiding.

We waited to share the news on Social Media since we didn't know how my father would react. But we told everyone here in Texas and they were all excited for us.

A few months later Andrew and I headed up to Philadelphia to see our families and to share in the news. His parents already knew, but now... we have to tell my father. We went over to his house with Andrew's dad Tom and we were all talking and catching up before telling him the news. I was in the garage getting a tissue, my father walks in and looks at me, hugs me, tells me how it was great to see me and that he missed me. I let go of the hug and I started crying, My father asked me what was wrong, I said I need to tell you something then paused as I tried to calm myself down. Knowing him, I knew he thought I was going to say I'm pregnant. I looked at Andy and then back to my dad. He asked me what was wrong and I told him "I have something to tell you". He looked nervous since I stopped talking for a minute, and I showed him the ring. He looked down, not realizing then back to my face and I told him "Andy and I are engaged" He was shocked and kept asking "Are you serious? As his face gets red in my head he's mad or something, but no he started crying. His neighbor Mike saw and my father told him, it was congratulations all around. When it came time to leave later that night we said our goodbyes and went back to Andrew's family's house for the last night. We got everything packed and ready for our early flight.

Back home to Texas.

We get back to Texas and it's time to start Wedding planning. We had thought about different dates and seasons. We made our minds up and changed them constantly until February 2023 when we finally had our minds made up for the last time.

We FINALLY chose a date. 12.05.2024

So now we chose a Venue/Reception "Lone Star Mansion" and now it's time to start planning the rest! We're still a year from our wedding but we like to plan early so we can see budgets, and how much we'd need to save and spend. I can't wait for our wedding. I know it'll be amazing and beautiful. I'm more excited just to be with the man I love and dedicate a day especially just for Him and Me to officially become We.

Started Dating 06.17.2019

Said "Yes" 02.16.2022

I Do's 12.05.2024