Prior to meeting Nick, my experiences with dating were slim and not very pleasant. I had struggled with being single and accepting my very long “single” season in life. For so long, at least 9 years, I had prayed that the Lord would remember my heart's deepest desire of finding my soulmate. The person that I would love with my whole heart and who I knew the Lord would provide for me. I often questioned what was wrong with me and why I had to walk for so long in singleness. I mean I definitely wasn’t getting any younger, but I was still single. Turning 30 rocked my world. I wasn’t okay staying single because I knew that I wasn’t meant to live that life forever. So after so many tears, so many years of heartbreak, and worries that my Prince Charming didn’t exist, I was talked into creating a profile on a dating app by my closest friends, my "framily." The thought of doing so was so taboo to me, but I hadn’t had any luck finding my forever person in college, at work, in church, or in just passing.

In April 2021, I joined Bumble and met a few interesting people, but by June I was ready to give up on the app. It just didn’t seem to be the right thing to be doing anymore, but on Friday, June 25 I gave it one last mindless scroll. As I was swiping left to everyone, my dog, Faith jumped on my lap and managed to swipe “right” on Nick! He immediately started messaging me and within a few days we were planning to meet for the first time.

Now, back to the dog. Yes, her name is Faith but that in itself is nothing short of a wink from God and an answer to a promise. When I lost my beloved dog, Angel during COVID (April 2020), it took me a long time to decide to get another one. Angel was my ride or die, my first child, and my lifelong buddy. In June 2020, I finally decided to get another Jack Russell Terrier. Upon picking her up, I could not shake the name Faith and I even told my mom that it was such a ridiculous name for a dog, but her name remained Faith. I mean who names their dog Faith, then that same dog swipes on the person who is to become my future husband? God is definitely writing this story.

Okay, back to meeting Nick, we met for our first date at the Kounter in Rock Hill. We ate and hung out together downtown until it got dark. The following week we met at the Fish Market for date two, where we talked to each other for so long we ran out of time to go play putt putt, as originally planned. Our third and most pivotal date was at Viva Chicken, where we talked until the restaurant closed and then we talked in the parking lot until well after midnight. (That's quite a common practice in my friend group, lol.) I was still unsure of my feelings for him and honesty so afraid to commit for the fear of being heartbroken again. We continued to “talk and hang out” for months, but I still wouldn’t tell my family and friends because I didn’t want to attach just yet. I knew my family and friends would be my toughest critics. However, I invited Nick to come to the RH Christmas parade to finally meet my “framily”! He seemed to be the hit of the night and we’ve been spending time with the framily ever since. I met Nick’s family for the first time in March 2022, where we took our first picture together.

In July 2022, we returned to Viva Chicken where we finally asked each other if we were really going to commit to “doing this” and so we officially started dating. He met my family, and we started hanging out more. Nick started coming to my church, which was yet another answer to my prayers and I could see him becoming the man I could see spending my life with.

Fast forward to Spring Break, April 2023, Nick and I traveled to Asheville, NC to visit the Biltmore house. It was the craziest and most random vacation I had ever taken. I had never traveled with a boyfriend, so that was a huge milestone for me. It was during this trip that I fell for Nick and finally allowed the walls around my heart to come down. After this trip, we went on a trip with his family to Charleston for a weekend and then to the Myrtle Beach together over the summer.

On to the magic… we decided in December 2023 that we would love to take a trip to Disney World during the spring break of 2024. I had never been to Disney and I knew it was going to be the trip of a lifetime! It truly was. To hear the details, just ask; however my Prince Charming proposed in front of the castle! (Good thing, because my friends were going to burn his house down, if he didn't. Haha!) God provided in the most amazing way. I never could have imagined my story being like this but it was truly the greatest thing possible. I have found my Happily Ever After!

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