How did you meet?

Our families have lived across the street from each other on a lovely street called Murphy Terrace since 2004. Our older brothers, Vaughn and Christian, are best friends. In Elementary School, my mom asked Adrian’s mom if Adrian could walk me to the bus stop every morning to keep me safe. The doorbell would ring and a quiet soul would show up to my front stoop, wearing shorts (even in 30 degree weather) and walk six feet behind me all the way to the corner of our street. Growing up our exchanges would consist of a casual hello, sup, or hey neighbor. He even drove me home for Thanksgiving during my freshman year of Virginia Tech. Fast forward to November of 2021, and I found myself in need of a plus one to a work dinner. My parents were out of town and so my dad said “Oh here’s an idea… why don’t you bring Adrian?” We ate live octopus, sang ABBA on the drive home, and the rest is history.

What is your engagement story? 

On our one year anniversary, Adrian told me he made reservations at a cool spot in Middleburg. He showed up to my house at 9:30 sharp wearing a nice outfit. Instead of parking his car across the street at his parents’ house like he normally does, he made up an excuse for parking on the street near the bus stop he walked me to when we were kids. He started to get real nostalgic during our walk, and told me that if he had known he was going to be walking with the love of his life back then, he would have walked right beside me versus 6 feet behind. We got to the corner, he got down on one knee and proposed. I said YES!