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Silver Springs, FL, USA on the 22nd of April, 2018, at 12:00am

By Elizabeth B

It all started when one morning I woke up next to Joey, my boyfriend (now) and he plopped out of bed and said "Let's take the kayaks to Silver Springs and see the monkeys baby!" I was all for it.

I didn't believe Joey when he said they had monkeys, until he showed me a picture that he'd taken a year prior when he took Oliver, his son. At this moment in time, Joey wasn't my boyfriend yet; I had a lot of pride.

Anywho, we got up, loaded the truck up with our kayaks and headed out. We swam for a bit, walked around the nature trails and kept taking pictures of each other then decided to launch our kayaks and go find the monkeys. Unfortunately, they weren't out or were no longer there anymore. But we still had such a beautiful day. We continued having a "photoshoot" and taking videos of each other because all we could do was smile and laugh. Visited the good luck palm, the old Silver River Trading post and so much more... Nothing else mattered.

The water was absolutely beautiful. It was such a memorable day. After we kayaked for a while, we decided to head out and go back home to get ready for dinner. Before we left, we decided to go walk the nature trails some more and that's when he asked me for the third time. He asked, "Third time's a charm, now will you be MY girl?".

Without a doubt, second thought or even a split-second I laughed and said "Yes!" It was in that moment in time, I knew I'd love this man till my last day.

Where it all began.