In August of 2022, is when you could say our story truly began. Rilian, my sister, came home to see me and was so excited to tell me about this guy who was “absolutely perfect for me.” I of course ignored my older sister because that’s just what the youngest in the family does. I ended up getting into a relationship and put that “perfect match” in the deepest part of my mind. Next thing you know, I am on a plane with Rilian to visit Caleb in Pennsylvania. Previous to this flight, I was strangely asked what my favorite flower was for “no specific reason.” When we got off the plane and made it to Calebs parents house I found white artificial roses in a vase sitting on the counter with a note from Jon. When I read it I thought it was the most cockiest thing ever. Then I saw him sitting in a chair, watching the TV, and wondered how my sister ever thought we would be good together. A few nights later, I really pushed the thought deeper away when he tried to tell me a four year degree was unnecessary. To him, it was “C’s make degrees,” which was completely against anything I believed in when dealing with education. To remember the time I spent there, I decided to take home three of the white roses. After that time, we texted very minimally and only if there was something to disagree on, from education to music taste. I would see him once in a while on Rilian’s phone through calls but never seemed to like him any better. Eight months go by and we finally make it to the week before the wedding of Caleb and Rilian. Jon and Caleb were on their way down to my parents house, when I got a text saying there needed to be flowers on the table for a certain someone when they got there. I bet you could guess who that was. Instead of going and getting some, I decided to just grab the three handy dandy white roses I had laying around and added my own handwritten note. They arrived, and the next few days were surprisingly really fun. I realized over that week I was excited to come home and see him, I would try to get him to bring me lunch at work, and I would always be next to him in the car. There were a few times I felt like he was drawing near to me too. On May 5th, I was getting asked by everyone how I felt about Jon and I just started saying I really liked him. Seeing Jon in Florida, showed me a completely different person then who I first met. It showed me the man I would soon come to love. Jon and I found out that neither one of us had plans the next day and decided we would go to lunch together…alone. It definitely seemed to be set up as a date, so of course Rilian needed to ask if it was. Jon jokingly said yes at the time but to me it still seemed like a possibility. Later that night, Rilian and I were in my room just talking like sisters do when she mentioned his name. She asked if I was really starting to like him and I couldn’t lie, I was. In situations dealing with guys I’m usually very good but I had no idea how to come across this one. I am usually the straightforward sister but in this scenario Rilian was the one telling me I needed to ask if he liked me back or if this was all just for fun. The next day, Jon and I went out to lunch on what was a “date” in my head and the first thing I asked him was “Do you like me or are you just flirting?” My straightforward moment had come, though I did not necessarily get the answer I was looking for. It started off great with Corin I like you, youre great but…We all know how that goes. He did not want to do long distance and asked my opinion on it. While I verbally agreed with him, I mentally did not. I would have started a relationship with him right then and there but he needed to figure that out on his own. We get to the night of the rehearsal dinner and when walking into the church Jon decided to try and push me into the bush, which I thought was just his playfulness. The rest of the night I was running around getting things ready, doing a whole bunch of random stuff when at one moment I looked over at Jon and he winked…at me!! I didn’t even think about it and immediately winked back. I had no idea what to think about that, he just told me the day before we werent going to be anything. Then the last thing took place, he escorted me out of the building. No man just puts their hand on your back and leads you out of the room for no reason! I thought I was thinking into every little thing a bit too much until the car ride home solidified everything. Caleb, Rilian, Jon, and I were all heading home and we decided to do the classic lets compare our hand sizes. After Jon and I held our hands up for a little, I took mine away but his stayed. I saw him turn his hand downward and wasnt sure if I was supposed to do something or if that was supposed to be a move. So I just slid my hand right under his and he held it! I was in the backseat of a car holding hands with someone who did not want to date me…what?! I wasn’t going to ruin the moment though, I just wanted to stay there with him. Sadly we got home not long after that and I did not want this strange but amazing night to end. Except, we had to get my sister ready to get married the next day woohoo! We got up and I knew I wanted to talk to Rilian about making this day all about her. She looked at me and told me that one thing that would make the day even better would be seeing Jon and I together. This was like the next thing she cared most about on the day of her wedding besides the obvious like Caleb, getting married, etc. Hearing her say that, showed me this guy was truly someone special. Throughout the course of the wedding day, I got to see Jon a few times due to our very similar duties. I was put on a mission to give the rings to the Best Man and I was the happiest I could have been. When I finally saw him he looked amazing. He told me I looked beautiful and I swear my cheeks were bright red with my jaw dropping all the way to the floor. He called me beautiful! What else does a girl need to hear. Though we had to cut the moment short and get back to our duties. A few hours later, all of the wedding party were gathered around to take pictures when Jon looked at me and told me he had a great talk with my dad not long before. What was that supposed to mean?! I asked him and he said he couldnt say. My first thought was about dating me but like we all know, he told me the day before that wasnt going to happen. I pushed the comment away and focused on the rest of the wedding day. It was a blast and was gorgeous seeing my sister get married to the love of her life. We headed to eat dinner and I completely lost Jon. I was trying to find him and could not spot him anywhere. I finally decided to look into the room where Rilian and Caleb were eating and there he was. I went up to my sister to talk to her when in the background I faintly heard Jon say, “When its done, its done.” That was my dads most important line in any conversation he had with someone wanting to date one of his daughters! But nope, to me for some reason it was nothing and I put that line on the back burner. Near the end of the night, Jon and I realized neither of us were able to eat much so we took a trip to McDonalds. On the way, I found it to be the perfect time to bring up what was mentioned at the wedding party pictures. I asked him what he and my dad talked about and he looked at me and said I asked him to date you. My heart felt like it was beating out of my chest when I heard him ask me to date him and without hesitation I said yes! I could tell it caught him off guard with how fast I agreed but I couldnt care less. I was dating Jon Stern, there was nothing else I wanted more at that moment. I fell madly in love with him quickly after that. Rilian turned out to be right and it was the best thing to have ever happened to me. I am so excited for us to start our own life together. I love you Jon, youre everything I could ever want!