We met in the summer of 2018, on a dating website. Our first date was to Turkey Run for some trails. We wanted an opportunity to talk even though we were talking months before then. It was almost instant that we both knew this is what we wanted.
Justin knew I was a package deal with two kids (Jagger and Serafina). However, him and his family have accepted them with open arms. He completed our family, the missing piece we wanted/needed.
If you know anything about me you know I can be impatient and when I know I want something, I have my mind set on it. I knew I wanted Justin to be my husband. I can't imagine growing old without him next to me. I decided in the summer of 2021 that I was going to purpose. Nothing in our lives was traditional already. We had this thing where we would show each other songs and they would have to guess who sings it. I was able to get a song written for him and snuck in something about marriage. At the same time I wanted the kids involved. So, Jagger had the idea of having a message in a bottle that would ask Justin to be his step dad. The plan was during our mini vacation on July 4th weekend we would go to the Great lakes and at the beach we would find the bottle. However, things don't always go as planned. It was extremely difficult for us to get Justin to look away at the beach for us to bury the message and then it started to rain. So, it never happened at the beach. It wasn't until we got home that night that I proposed. I played the song that was written for him.