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JOSeph And AndreW
UGA – our love grew stronger and deeper. We both knew that
we were each other’s ‘one’.
I knew I had to pop the question, and in May 2014 I did just
that. I suggested to Andrew that we make a day of shopping and
fun in Atlanta, which included a ride on the SkyView ferris wheel.
however, to keep Andrew from becoming suspicious, I
suggested a little shopping at Ikea before we went to the
wheel – we had both already talked several times about taking
a ride on it.
This was it – the perfect place to propose to Andrew, at the
very top of SkyView while overlooking the Atlanta skyline.
Anxious and nervous did not even compare to how I felt. I
was keeping the ring in the coin pocket of my jeans, constantly
checking to make sure it was still there. Upon arriving, we
were asked to empty our pockets and were scanned with a
metal detector for safety precautions.
I was freaking out, sweating bullets – how in the world was
I going to remove the engagement ring from my pocket
without Andrew seeing it? To this day, I cannot figure out how
I did it, but I removed the ring and put it back in my pocket
without him noticing.
We boarded the ferris wheel and slowly rode to the top. As
we approached the top, I pulled Andrew closer to me. There
was no getting down on one knee – that pod was swaying!
With a little old couple in the pod looking on, I asked Andrew
to be mine forever. With a yes and a kiss to seal the proposal,
there was no looking back.
On 30 May 2015, we made it official. It was a gorgeous
