We're getting married!

Late September 2018, I interviewed for an analytics position at a marketing agency in San Diego. There was a panel of 3 interviewers, Weston being one of them. Needless to say, I crushed the interview (duh) and started work October 1st. The guy who sat next to me (Weston) seemed reserved and always focused on his work. I was intrigued and texted my girl friends who went to UCSD asking "Do you know Weston Scott? He has the face of a tan greek god." It wasn't until two weeks later that we finally had friendly banter and he invited me to his Halloween party. Wanting to fit in with the cool crowd at work, I decided to go to his Halloween party only to realize that the tan greek god also had rock hard abs (costume didn't cover much) and was really good at drinking games (hot, athletic, and good at math. I'm doomed). All I thought was "keep it together. You absolutely cannot date your co-worker." Focused on my new job, I didn't entertain the idea of talking to Weston much. Weston had different plans... he asked me SO many non-work-related questions at work. One day I turned to him and said "wow, you certainly ask a lot of questions." He took that as a challenge and texted me later that week saying "since we can't talk much at work, let's go on a hike and continue our conversation." Fast forward a few details: At the end of November, Weston invited me over to his house for dinner. We cooked dinner together, had deep conversation, went dancing at a local bar, watched movies, and talked some more until the sun rose. We watched the sunrise on his roof and got breakfast burritos at Panchitas in North Park (highly recommend). While eating our burritos, I turned to Weston and said "So... we just pulled an all nighter... we aren't just friends are we?" The rest is history ❤️ (photo of us celebrating our engagement at Panchitas on the "Photos" page of this website)

We had been talking about marriage pretty early on in our relationship, so it was really up to me to come up with the best segue into the next chapter of our lives. Since our journey began by enjoying a long night and watching the sunrise on a rooftop, I thought an engagement on a rooftop at sunset would truly bring our relationship full circle. Janell is very close to her family, so I felt it was only right to get her parents (Mike and Nicole), and brother (Jason) involved. Nicole and I made a trip to LA to pick the flowers for the archway, Jason helped set up and let me store all the flowers and arch at his house, and Mike helped me build and prepare the setup for the big day. Of course I can't forget some of Janell's LA friends (Priscilla and Audrey), who were kind enough to help set up and capture the big moment. Because Janell and I had been so candid about our relationship heading towards marriage, the nerves were relatively mild as the days led toward the proposal. I had created a fake flyer for a soccer party at Bev! in Venice to celebrate winning our soccer league and Janell seemed to have taken the bait (shout out to Alex Butti for opening up the space). It wasn't until we were driving towards Venice did the nerves begin to spill out, my heart racing each step we took towards the venue. As I led Janell up the spiraling staircase, the open rooftop air was enriched with a violin cover of Can't Stop Falling In Love. Janell looked over to see a floral archway set atop black satin waving in the wind, only looking at me with a smirk to confirm her suspicions from earlier in the day (I can't get anything past her). I practiced that speech for hours and hours, but no amount of practice could prepare me for experiencing that moment with her. As I fumbled across my speech, Janell remained my rock, hand in hand, until I finally got down on one knee and proposed. Lucky for me, she said yes. (P.S. - We briefly relished in the moment with friends and family before running off to see Joy Koy record his Netflix Special, "Jo Koy: Live from the Los Angeles Forum", so we can always watch it to relive the evening)