In August of 1996, I made the decision to go to East Literature Magnet High School. Sabrina was already in attendance there. We did not know one another very well our first year as high school students, but as the years progressed, we became closer and closer. We almost always had English class together and we shared a few other classes here and there. We always managed to be placed into the same groups (little did she know that I had tried to make sure I got into her group) and became close friends.

The twist- Sabrina’s best friend Sandy had a big crush on me, and I had a big crush on Sabrina. Sabrina had no clue about my crush, and likewise, I had no clue about Sandy’s crush. Sabrina actually thought I might have a crush on Sandy because I always hung out with them. So our sophomore year Sabrina took one of my best friends to prom and I took Sandy to the prom. It slowly became obvious after Sandy left school that I might have a crush on Sabrina. So the summer between our junior and senior years, I took the chance of emailing Sabrina to say hi and tell her I was thinking about her. When school started again we began talking again as usual, but when I brought up the subject of emailing her, she had no clue what I was talking about.

It turned out that she thought the person emailing her was one of her really good friends who also happened to be named Eric. So we laughed about it and became even closer friends. Then one day after school I walked to the parking lot with Sabrina, we got into my car, and I asked her if she would be my girlfriend. Two years after going to prom with her best friend, Sabrina and I were going to our senior prom as a couple.

Since that afternoon of November 19, 1999 Sabrina and I have continued to strengthen our relationship with one another as well as with the Lord our God. We have an awesome relationship, in which we are best friends and are fully supportive of each other’s efforts. We continue to try and grow in wisdom and love, keeping God at the center of everything we do. God has truly blessed me with such a wonderful fiancée.

Also!! see how I proposed to Sabrina here. Its a large file, so it might take a while, especially for you 56k-ers.