The date was May 18, 2013 exactly three years after we started dating; I decided to pop the big question. On this day we were in Hampton, VA for T’Nora’s uncle’s wedding. So I decided to go to the local grocery store to get food for breakfast. However, my real goal that morning was to buy a box of chocolate to hide the engagement ring in for the proposal. When I arrived to the grocery store I found T’Nora’s favorite box of candy. But, there was one problem, the box was wrapped and sealed in plastic. So if I was to tamper with the packaging she would know I was up to something. So I grabbed a random box of candy that I was able to open without the box looking like it was tampered with. The initial goal was for me to propose to her before we went to the wedding. However, that plan failed, because T’Nora took all morning and a day to get her makeup ready causing us to behind schedule, so I had to put the proposal on hold. After the ceremony we had some down time before the reception started, so we went back to […]
This event will probably be family argument for years to come. BUT, let me be the first to tell you the truth about how T’Nora and I met. We have to go back to the Fall 2009 semester of our undergrad years at the great Old Dominion University where T’Nora set behind me in our Operations Management class. Me being studious pupil that I am, I set in the front row of the class while my future wife set a couple rows behind without me even knowing. Half way through the semester a beautiful lady of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. from Virginia Tech sent me a friend request on Facebook. I took me by surprise, why on earth will this AKA ask to be my friend on Facebook and we didn’t even go to the same school. Little did I know this pretty lady in pearls was actually a fellow student in my class. About two weeks later, I went to my line brothers’ apartment to relax after a long day of classes and work, long and behold when I walked through the door, guess who is sitting on the couch with her sorority sister… YUP, that’s right T’Nora […]