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<p>How&nbsp;did&nbsp;we&nbsp;get&nbsp;here&nbsp;you&nbsp;ask?&nbsp;On&nbsp;3/10/23&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;last-minute&nbsp;idea,&nbsp;a&nbsp;gal&nbsp;named&nbsp;Shyla&nbsp;reluctantly&nbsp;went&nbsp;to&nbsp;Glenn's&nbsp;Bar&nbsp;in&nbsp;Walnut,&nbsp;IA,&nbsp;for&nbsp;her&nbsp;best&nbsp;friend,&nbsp;Sarah's,&nbsp;birthday.&nbsp;As&nbsp;she&nbsp;stood&nbsp;talking&nbsp;to&nbsp;Sarah,&nbsp;an&nbsp;incredibly&nbsp;adorable&nbsp;guy&nbsp;named&nbsp;Jacob,&nbsp;joined&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;conversation.&nbsp;He&nbsp;too&nbsp;stopped&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;bar&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;last-minute&nbsp;idea&nbsp;of&nbsp;his&nbsp;stepfather's.&nbsp;As&nbsp;Shyla&nbsp;looked&nbsp;over,&nbsp;her&nbsp;knees&nbsp;buckled,&nbsp;at&nbsp;first&nbsp;glance,&nbsp;Jacob&nbsp;resembled&nbsp;her&nbsp;late&nbsp;husband&nbsp;who&nbsp;had&nbsp;passed&nbsp;the&nbsp;year&nbsp;prior&nbsp;from&nbsp;COVID.&nbsp;As&nbsp;she&nbsp;fell&nbsp;back,&nbsp;Jacob&nbsp;caught&nbsp;her,&nbsp;while&nbsp;Sarah&nbsp;informed&nbsp;him&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;striking&nbsp;resemblance.&nbsp;Jacob&nbsp;than&nbsp;asked&nbsp;Shyla&nbsp;to&nbsp;sit&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;table&nbsp;with&nbsp;him&nbsp;as&nbsp;he&nbsp;helped&nbsp;her&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;table.&nbsp;Few&nbsp;of&nbsp;you&nbsp;know&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;of&nbsp;that&nbsp;night&nbsp;and&nbsp;how&nbsp;it&nbsp;played&nbsp;out.&nbsp;Little&nbsp;did&nbsp;they&nbsp;know&nbsp;that&nbsp;they&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;each&nbsp;other's&nbsp;future&nbsp;forever&nbsp;after&nbsp;that&nbsp;night&nbsp;because&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;morning&nbsp;they&nbsp;had&nbsp;vowed&nbsp;never&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;again.&nbsp;But&nbsp;after&nbsp;a&nbsp;poodle&nbsp;named&nbsp;Hardy,&nbsp;several&nbsp;months&nbsp;of&nbsp;hanging&nbsp;out&nbsp;together,&nbsp;dancing&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;kitchen,&nbsp;enjoying&nbsp;meals&nbsp;they&nbsp;cooked&nbsp;for&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;together,&nbsp;helping&nbsp;one&nbsp;another&nbsp;through&nbsp;sickness&nbsp;and&nbsp;hard&nbsp;times,&nbsp;laughter,&nbsp;singing,&nbsp;moonlit&nbsp;walks,&nbsp;romantic&nbsp;gestures,&nbsp;attending&nbsp;many&nbsp;concerts,&nbsp;ceremonies,&nbsp;summer&nbsp;nights&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;races,&nbsp;football,&nbsp;camping&nbsp;in&nbsp;our&nbsp;camper,&nbsp;and&nbsp;other&nbsp;outings&nbsp;together,&nbsp;they&nbsp;then&nbsp;started&nbsp;to&nbsp;meet&nbsp;each&nbsp;other's&nbsp;families.&nbsp;They&nbsp;realized&nbsp;with&nbsp;each&nbsp;new&nbsp;meeting,&nbsp;despite&nbsp;years&nbsp;between&nbsp;the&nbsp;two&nbsp;of&nbsp;them,&nbsp;their&nbsp;families&nbsp;blended&nbsp;together&nbsp;as&nbsp;if&nbsp;they&nbsp;had&nbsp;always&nbsp;been&nbsp;family.&nbsp;It&nbsp;was&nbsp;then&nbsp;they&nbsp;realized&nbsp;this&nbsp;must&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;thing&nbsp;because&nbsp;they&nbsp;also&nbsp;couldn't&nbsp;imagine&nbsp;what&nbsp;a&nbsp;day&nbsp;without&nbsp;being&nbsp;able&nbsp;to&nbsp;share&nbsp;it&nbsp;together&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;like&nbsp;nor&nbsp;did&nbsp;they&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;out.&nbsp;They&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;share&nbsp;a&nbsp;home&nbsp;in&nbsp;Walnut&nbsp;as&nbsp;of&nbsp;5/5/24.&nbsp;Jacob&nbsp;proposed&nbsp;to&nbsp;Shyla&nbsp;on&nbsp;5/30/25&nbsp;with&nbsp;her&nbsp;grandmother's&nbsp;ring,&nbsp;which&nbsp;her&nbsp;mom&nbsp;wore&nbsp;after&nbsp;her&nbsp;grandmother&nbsp;died&nbsp;12/25/1984.&nbsp;Please&nbsp;join&nbsp;Jacob&nbsp;&&nbsp;Shyla&nbsp;on&nbsp;11/27/25&nbsp;in&nbsp;celebrating&nbsp;their&nbsp;first&nbsp;day&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;forever&nbsp;after&nbsp;as&nbsp;husband&nbsp;&&nbsp;wife,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;official&nbsp;day&nbsp;Shyla&nbsp;becomes&nbsp;Reese&nbsp;&&nbsp;Westin's&nbsp;Mimi.&nbsp;How&nbsp;did&nbsp;we&nbsp;get&nbsp;here,&nbsp;you&nbsp;ask?&nbsp;We&nbsp;got&nbsp;lucky!</p>

Jacob & Shyla

Jacob & Shyla

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5:00 PM

Reception

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