All the way back in 5th/ 6th grade in Johnson school, I had a crush on Katie Simpson.

It took a while for me to make my move, but eventually, in 8th grade, I got up the courage to ask her to be my girlfriend. We dated for a quick 8 or 9 months, and that was the end of that. My dad said she broke my heart, but I don’t know if I saw it that way. 😉

Time moved on, and we went our separate ways but still maintained a friendship. Fast forward to 2023. I was back in Spencer working at Community Insurance for Katie’s dad, Scott. So, you can imagine my surprise while on a dating app, I see a notification pop up that someone ‘swiped right.' I opened it up, and well, it was Katie. I will be honest it took a second to really sink in. I figured it could end two ways: a long-term relationship, or I would be out of a job!

I am happy to say after about a year of long-distance dating I decided to ask Katie to marry me so I would say it ended up working out! I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with Katie. She is an amazing woman, and I am so lucky to call her mine!

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