Alyssa

Ryan and I actually went to High School together where he insists we had a class together (I have a terrible memory) but it wasn't until years later that we were brought together by a special angel.  We began talking when I was busy collecting auction item donations for the annual Golf J.A.M Event.  Ryan saw on Facebook that I was busy trying to collect donations for this event and being that he is the Community Relations Manager for the Tri-City ValleyCats he offered to donate tickets for the fundraiser.  I of course took him up on this offer and we then had a few interactions but it wasn't until one night when I decided to send him a message on Facebook thanking him for his donation and how kind I thought he was.  We began talking after that and the conversations just flowed.  We both found it was so easy to talk to to one another and that we had a lot in common.  We ended up talking for a few weeks before we decided to get together for our first date (May 15, 2010).  We were both extremely nervous and didnt know what to expect.  Ryan picked me up and took me to the drive-ins where we spent most of the night talking about everything and anything.  We connected instantly and both knew this was more than a just a friendship.  We decided we would take this day by day and see what happened... fast forward one year later to May 15, 2011... Ryan and I are in NYC to celebrate our 1 year anniversary.  The weather was terrible, the rain wouldnt stop so our plans to go to Central Park (where i have never been) got canceled.  We decided we would just walk around and get something to eat.  As we are about to leave the hotel room I said to Ryan "Do we have everything we need?"  to which he replied "No.... I was going to do this later but i don't want to wait."  He then reached behind the TV and pulled out a little black box.  I began to freak out..."No way, Shut up, Seriously?"  Ryan then got down on one knee and asked "Will you marry me?".  Of course I start crying and answered him with "YES, OF COURSE".  It was one of the happiest days of our lives and we are so excited to begin this journey of forever together.