Our Ceremony Date:

The Christmas season is our favorite time of year and we couldn't wait to go pick out our tree and begin celebrating our first Christmas TOGETHER! On November 28, 2009 we went to pick out our perfect Christmas tree and her sister came with us. As we were walking around looking for the perfect tree her sister kept saying, "Let me know when you find the perfect tree." I didn't even take notice to what she was saying and I just kept looking and then Dez asked what I thought of the tree she was standing in front of and when I looked down, there was my ring in the box under the tree. I turned around in shock and she got down on one knee and told me how much she loved me, that she wanted to spend the rest of her life with me and then... She asked me to marry her!!! Of course I said YES, I started crying and gave her the biggest hug. I didn't want to let go of her because in that very moment, my life felt complete!

I was so happy that her sister was there because she knew Dez was going to propose to me and she took a video of the proposal. I will cherish that video forever and someday we will show it to our children and tell them this same story of how we met, fell in love and how all of our dreams came true in front of our perfect Christmas tree.

-Krista

The Day We Got Engaged was...11/28/2009







Our Favorite Quote! ..These are the moments, I'll remember all my life. I found all I've waited for, and I could not ask for more...

We met in 2007 through her sister who was my best friend. I didn't know that Dez was gay but I knew I was attracted to her instantly and wanted to get to know her better!! I realized she was gay when she was around everytime I was at her sister's house and we started talking more and more everyday.

We were both in relationships at the time and in October of 2008 my relationship came to a very bad end. Dez was there for me through every painful moment, she was my rock and she kept me together- she was my angel. At that point we both knew we already had feelings for each other, and we grew a lot closer as she helped me to start my life over.

We dated on and off but I realized it was just too soon, and I wasn't ready for a relationship and Desiree was. She knew she wanted to be with me, she knew she was in love with me and that there was no one else she wanted to be with. I knew I loved her and she was perfect for me in every way, but I needed to give myself the proper time to heal so that I could give her ALL of my heart because that's what she deserved.

We spent some time apart and in June 2009 we began to get close again, and I knew at that point that she was my soulmate. Those couple of months we spent apart were so miserable- I missed my best friend and I missed the love of my life. On July 26, 2009 after spending a month getting close to Desiree again and doing a lot of thinking to be SURE that I was ready to commit to her 100%- I asked her to be my girlfriend. After all of the pain I put her through, she said YES and I am so grateful that she gave me another chance to show her how much I love her!

Just when I thought life was perfect and couldn't get any better, it did...