At the young age of 14, we were introduced to each other by Mickey's cousin. We would see each other around throughout high school and hang out with mutual friends time and time again. Mickey tried to ask Jessi to homecoming sophomore year of high school through MySpace, but Jessi never saw the message until after the fact that homecoming passed. Not until Senior year, the same cousin who introduced us took Mickey's phone and texted Jessi due to the fact that Mickey was too big of a chicken to do it himself. We dated all of senior year and into college where we were both college athletes. Our busy schedules took over our lives and made it difficult to spend time together. We decided separating our ways and choosing different paths in life was the best decision; as Mickey went off to the Marines and Jessi stayed in Wisconsin to finish her college volleyball career. We continued to stay in touch here and there and ran into each other when Mickey came home from California. There was no denying that we just couldn't fully let each other go. Ten years later, we realized we needed to give our relationship another chance and it was the best decision we made. On May 19, 2023, Mickey asked Jessi to marry him in their new home. We are so excited for this next journey together and for all the new adventures to come.