We met in our sophomore year in high school. We soon became close friends and spent a lot of time together in high school. After graduation Tyler mover back to Maryland to be closer to family and go to college for physical therapy. I stayed in Denton and was going to start pastry arts school in the fall.

All summer we called and texted, somehow the distance seemed to grow their bond. August of 2017 I messaged Tyler telling him how much he meant to me, and he felt the same.

On August 11th we were official and were going to try to make long distance work. It was hard only seeing each other every few months. We talked on the phone every night. Lots of tears and long conversations about the future were had, unsure of who would move where and when that move would happen.

Fast forward two and a half years to January 2020 when Tyler moved back to Denton. He had gotten his associates in PT and was going to go to Texas Women's University. I could not have been happier. Tyler had started to work at Bucee's when Covid19 hit. Once again we were separated by something out of our control. It was back to long phone calls and movie nights through skype.

Luckily covid did not last too long and we moved into their first apartment in February 2021 with my Pomeranian Ally and my cat Vivien. Tyler's bearded dragon Elvie also moved into the new place. It was a small studio apartment next to the Denton square. Near where I went to UNT for an early childhood development degree and Tyler was still at TWU for PT. We had our first Christmas morning in that apartment and learned a lot about each other. They learned what it was like to live with someone else. It was such a growing opportunity for us. Tyler loved working at Bucee's and left school to focus on a career there. Soon we outgrew our tiny apartment and moved into a two bedroom with my brother Cody.

It was the perfect apartment for us and to this day Tyler's favorite apartment they have ever lived in. I also decided to leave college to focus time at my job at a pre-school which has become her passion. It was at this apartment We adopted another puppy; a schnauzer named Athena. On August 11th, 2023, Tyler proposed in this apartment on our sixth-year anniversary. We had cooked a beautiful dinner together and were surrounded by the pets. It was an amazing night; one neither of us will forget.

Tyler has moved up in his company and loving every minute. I still works in a pre-school and enjoy teaching so much. In January we will move into a 3-bedroom town home. We both are extremely excited about the wedding and cannot wait to celebrate with everyone!

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