We met on Bumble a month earlier and you could say this is the longest Bumble date ever.

This is the first good picture we took together, in our many-times-repeated pose.

Our connection was instant and we loved spending time together. You could say "totally smitten"

We raised two kittens. Guildenstern...

And Rosencrantz!

We love to ride bikes in the summer. It's something fun and healthy we do together.

Jaz's 21st birthday. We faced a pandemic, lockdowns, distance, and a unique new world together.

We were facetiming daily during this period. Sometimes it really sucked.

We saw each other as much as we could when we were living in different states. We never went more than a few months without a visit.

We visited Kings Island and rode our favorite coaster, The Beast.

Jake visited at Wooster on a break...

Spent a lot of time outdoors.

Every visit was magical. We started to grow up together.

Jaz visited in Louisville on a break...

Jaz graduated from Wooster!

We moved in to our very first apartment.

And soon, we made it our own

We painted the big room green the next year.

Our very first meal in our first apartment.

Went to many, many restaurants and learned we love finding new foods together.

We adopted another barn kitten and named him Opie.

Visiting the location of our first date, which would also be where we took our engagement photos.

We enjoyed what little outdoor space we had in sunshine.

Opie started to fit right in with pack.

Almost exactly a year prior to the proposal, at the same place, in the same outfits, at the same event.

We made memories and found new hobbies in our new home.

We had a giant snowstorm and we all stayed inside.

Oh, and remember that kitten we adopted? Opie is suddenly 17 pounds and 8 months old.

Birthday hotel stay!

Visiting Hocking Hills.

NYC! Yankees! We travelled to New York City to see the Yankees win against the Red Sox. And walked about 100 million steps.

Camping in style.

We saw the biggest tour of the summer in Cincinnati.

We visited Chicago and the Field Museum to see Sue the TRex together.

Stairs walking up to our first apartment together above a noisy bar.

Surprise proposal...

Headed to the Renaissance Faire! Little did Jaz know there was a big surprise coming...

She said yes!

Growing up and moving on up.

Our first Christmas tree with thrifted and heirloom ornaments. We got string lights for $5 at Goodwill. Score.

We shared lots of kisses and almost kisses.