Stephanie's Story
We originally met back in 2015, when I was hired in late November at Moxie Kitchen + Cocktails. He was seeing someone, and I was seeing someone. He worked behind the bar, and I was a server, so interactions were minimal. I thought he was super cute, but it never went past that. He left Moxie for greener pastures, and I eventually followed suit. We did not stay in touch.
A long way down the road, we came together again at a mutual friend's birthday party, on October 21st, 2020. We had our first kiss that very night and then spent the next couple of hours sitting in the back of his car, in the rain, just talking about anything and everything. He called me before I even got home and we talked for another hour. And we haven't been apart since.
Casey's Story
Despite meeting years ago at Moxie, we officially met at a mutual friend's birthday gathering at an Orange Park arcade bar. Towards the end of the evening, we decided to walk to a different location for a nightcap and while walking over, I instinctively reached out and held her hand to cross the parking lot to which she did not hesitate. After the night was wrapping up, I was walking her back to her car when a rainstorm popped up. My car being much closer, we opened the back hatch and sat in the rain and talked for what felt like hours. We eventually shared a kiss and parted ways for the evening. The rest is history and I couldn't be happier!
The Proposal
Christmas of 2021 was Luna's very first year with Bob, our Elf on the Shelf. We had a blast hiding him in new places every day and she had so much fun looking for him. On Christmas Eve morning, Stephanie discovered Bob had left a note for Luna. He had never left a note before, but Casey told her it was a note for Luna, so Stephanie went back to getting ready. A little while later, Luna was ready to search for Bob and Stephanie helped her find him. When Bob was found, Stephanie read the note to Luna. The note read, "Daddy Casey has a question for Mommy." Stephanie turned around, and Casey was down on his knee and asked her to marry him. She was in total shock and said absolutely nothing. Luna had the best reaction, putting her hands to her face and gasping. Shortly after, Stephanie regained her voice, and said "Yes Yes Yes!!!"