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she then realized she had no clue what
she would want! Having never looked up
rings before, she didn’t even know where
to start. She didn’t want to put pressure
on him, but she thought it might be a
good idea to just find something she liked
for the future. After finding a beautiful
ring that she was in love with, she sent
a picture to Tim. At that time, they also
began the process of building a house
together. Their beautiful new home was
finally complete in May of 2017.
One night, Alexis and Tim were
hanging out at their new house with
some family. While Alexis was scrolling
through her phone, she noticed Zales
was having a sale. When Tim discovered
what she was looking at, he casually said,
“Well, I have your ring already.”
Tim is an avid trickster, so Alexis
didn’t believe he really had the ring. He
got up and started walking towards the
closet and said, “I’m serious, come here.”
Tim told her to look in one of the cloth
bags his shoes came in. Her hands were
shaking as she stuck her hand in the shoe
bag and she felt the small box. So many
tears just poured out as she was filled
with pure happiness. All she could do was
squeeze Tim and cry when she heard him
say, “Do you want to marry me?”
Her best friend, the love of her life,
asked her to spend his entire life with him.
Alexis cried for three days straight when
she was explaining the story to friends
and family. This was the moment she had