By Abigail Warren ’16 | Staff Writer

She was in absolute shock until she wept into the palm of her hands. After  five minutes of crying, and finally gaining control of her emotions, she answered with a ‘yes’.

On Nov. 26 math teacher Lisa Kurtz was proposed to by her soon-to-be husband, Evan Kline.

Kurtz and Kline first met at a mutual friend’s birthday gathering, Kurtz said. From the start they both shared an interest in one another. After some time of getting to know each other, they began dating and have now been together for a little over two years.

Within a couple months of dating, Kurtz said she knew she had found someone special. Not only did Kurtz find a unique attraction towards Kline, but Kline himself, also felt a rare connection with her.

“I knew I was going to marry Ms. Kurtz one day while having dinner with her. She laughed at one of my silly jokes, and I thought to myself, ‘I’m going to marry this one’,” Kline said.

This proposal has been in the making for the past year, he said. A few weeks before he proposed, Kurtz started having a feeling it was coming. Kline was especially positive and sweet the weeks before the engagement. She admits she was trying to keep up with her physical appearance this time.

“I kept my nails painted and have straightened my hair almost every day the past couple weeks,” Kurtz said.

With the proposal being planned out, Kline still wanted approval from  Kurtz’s parents, he said. Kline took them out to dinner the week before and said both parents were ecstatic about the proposal.

Kline wanted the proposal to be something that she would truly adore as well, so he decided to implement two of Kurtz’s favorite things: Christmas and family.

The day of the engagement he took a half day off of work and went out to lunch with Kurtz, her sister-in-law and her two brothers, Kurtz said. After lunch they went to Kurtz’s house to decorate the Christmas tree. After Kurtz hung up what she had thought was the last ornament, Kline announced there was one more.

“I turned around, and Evan was on his knees holding a silver heart ornament engraved with the words ‘Lisa, will you marry me’ ” Kurtz said.

Soon after saying yes, both Kline and Kurtz wanted to tell their parents the good news. Not only do their parents admire their relationship, but their close friends see the love between them as well, said Kurtz.

“I admire how excited they both are for their future together. They are two people who are 100 percent into their relationship and all of the exciting things coming up,” said Kurtz’ colleague, another math teacher, Alan Vassel, said.

Vassel said he also admires how well they both interact with his children and believes they will be great parents someday.

“We are hoping to have children of our own in the future,” Kurtz said.

They plan to have their wedding the Saturday after Thanksgiving of next year. Since Kline is Jewish and Kurtz is Catholic, they have decided to not celebrate their wedding in a church,  although they do want to incorporate both of their religious backgrounds in the ceremony.

A simple, basic, white dress is what Kurtz has in mind for her wedding attire, she said. Kurtz and Kline will take their honeymoon over Christmas break rather than right after their wedding, due to their busy work schedules. Although the destination is not yet decided, they will definitely be going somewhere warm, Kurtz said.

“I’m just excited for the year ahead of me,” Kurtz said.