How we first met:

Thanksgiving break I was back home from college, and there was a get together that I decided I would go to since there were a lot of people that I had not seen or talked to in a while because I was so wrapped up in college. The get together just so happened to be at Ryan's house. (fate right?) I first noticed Ryan in the kitchen because of the tattoo he had on his arm. It just so happened that the tattoo he had, I also have. (fate again right?) After a long conversation about the tattoos and their meanings, we went on about our night. With people in and out of the house all night, the house obviously was a mess by the end of the get together. Being the person I am (a clean freak), I offered to help Ryan clean his house and mop the floors. (it must have been fate that he had "no idea how to mop floors" right?) Even from day one, I am good at everything he isn't and vice versa.

How we started dating:

A few months after I so kindly cleaned Ryan's house for him, I heard from him again. Only for him to declare the cuteness of my dog. (fate right? dog lovers) I was hooked after that. Who wouldn't be? After months of hanging out and talking to one another, Ryan was under the impression that that automatically made me his girlfriend and he didn't have to officially ask me, but I disagreed with this until he finally gave in on April 7th 2017 and asked me. (he is a hard head) From there it was nothing but pure bliss. We experienced so many things together that just continued to bring us closer and closer and connect us even more. We got Storm (our 3 legged dog) who had 4 legs at the time, and we both loved adventures and the outdoors. We clicked on a level that I never knew was possible. I knew from our very first official date, Chick-Fil-A for breakfast, that he was the one for me and the one God had hand picked and sent to me when I didn't even know that I needed him the most. I personally think what has made us so strong as a couple was the amount of time and distance apart we have endured and learned how to love one another through that, and only with God as our cheerleader were we able to persevere through that. Fun fact: we have never lived in the same town as one another. The closest we have ever lived to one another is 4 hours away and the furthest we have lived from one another is 17 hours away but it has only built an unbreakable bond in us.

The Engagement:

The day of our engagement I had NO IDEA anything was going on. I had been begging Ryan to go with me to take pictures in a pumpkin patch with our fur babies for a while (Ryan HATES taking pictures) but he finally gave in and we went. Walking up to the engagement spot we stopped and took pictures posing with the dogs. When we walked by the pumpkins that said "Marry Me?" on them, it never once crossed my mind that it was MY ENGAGEMENT. Instead, I laughed and asked Ryan to take a picture pretending to propose so we could freak him mom out. Without arguing Ryan played it off and got down on a knee to take a "fake engagement picture" while I was busy laughing and getting embarrassed that people were stopping and it wasn't actually us getting engaged, HE PULLED OUT A RING. This entire time I thought we were just being funny and trying to freak out his momma and it was MY ENGAGEMENT. I of course said yes a million times, and here we are getting married and we couldn't be even more excited to have found one another.

How we Met:

The night I met Ali, some friends and I decided to have some people over at our house since everyone was home for thanksgiving break. As people were talking and hanging out, Ali approached me because she saw the tattoo on my arm. She told me she had the same tattoo so that just sparked an entire conversation about the meaning of the tat and why we got them. She claims she had it first, but I still think she copied for sure.Just so everyone is clear, having social gatherings at your house usually end badly, and they end with a messy house. However, my messy house is where I found out that Ali knew how to clean half way decent so it was a win win for me from the start.

How we stated dating:

Several months after the party I saw a Snapchat of Ali’s dog and I genuinely thought the dog was cute. I proceeded to slide into her DM’s and told her I thought her dog was awesome and we ended up talking until 3 o clock in the morning. For non millennials ( sliding into her DM’s ) means I sent her a message just to see if I could strike up a conversations. Clearly I was successful, or I wouldn’t be writing all of this down right now. Not too long after that we started dating. I thought we were already dating but evidently you are suppose to ask “ will you be my girlfriend” or it doesn’t count. We have done long distance the entire time. We have been as far as 17 hours away from each other and always managed to find time for each other and make it work. The distance was always hard but in the end I believe it formed our relationship into what it is now.

The Engagement:

She had been begging me to take fall pictures with her and our dogs. I hate pictures. She knows that. I complained the whole time on the way to the pumpkin patch that day but little did she know I had a plan to ask her the big question. She had no idea it was coming. I asked. She said YES. Y’all know the deal. That’s all that matters. I cant wait to do life with her by my side.