Fred and I met on Facebook Dating. I came across a picture of Fred standing in his bass boat, thought he was handsome and wondered if he would take me for a boat ride. We texted and talked for weeks. I dropped lots of hints one day about meeting at 810 Fun Center for dinner, drinks, hear one of my favorite bands, "Chocolate Chip" and play some pool. He said never came down this way, "Ha Ha". Well obviously, we met that Friday, February 7, 2020.

I explained to Fred that I had recently lost my brother and I was going to be gone for about 4 or 5 days as I had to drive to Iowa and Pennsylvania to pack up his and my mother's personal belongings as I had also lost her 6 months prior. He immediately insisted that I was not driving all that way alone and he would take me, no questions asked. That was our first road trip together.

Months later, I got that boat ride as an early birthday gift from him.

Fred is always up for one of my crazy last-minute adventures! We love traveling together. We are each other's best friend!

Our adventures have led us to a self-directed tour of Virginia, to buying our first house together there, to adding our first fir-baby, Sassy, to our little family. We discovered we belonged back in Myrtle Beach, so we relocated back and later added our 2nd fir-baby, River Noel to our family.

I slowly introduced Fred to my children and friends, who all love him.

On February 7, 2022, Fred surprised me at home and proposed. I said "Yes"!

Not long after our engagement we went to Orlando, FL to see Garth Brooks, which was Fred's first major concert! We had the best time ever and I got to see Garth up close and personal!

Two years later, we find ourselves in the fight of our lives. We feel very blessed each and every day for the love and support from our families and friends and to honor each other and everyone, we decided to make it official and become Mr. and Mrs.

Our love for each other is a love we have both hoped and prayed for and do not take for granted!