Our story is a classic "from friends to lovers" romance book. We began as young, awkward, middle schoolers, where flirting and dates were playing MarioKart together and doing biology homework. All of our friends would ask us when we were going to start dating, and we would always say we were "just friends", until junior year of high school. We began dating on November 20, 2018, after Josh asked Kelsey to be his girlfriend mid-MarioKart race. And the rest is pretty much history. We survived the covid lockdowns and graduating high school together virtually. We both attended MSU, Josh for nursing and Kelsey for dental hygiene. Josh graduated in December of 2023, and we went on a cruise to Mexico the week after to celebrate our 5-year anniversary and Josh graduating. At our first stop, at Catalina Island, we had walked through the Wrigley Botanical Gardens and made it to the monument at the top. Josh got down on a knee and asked Kelsey to marry him, and she happily said yes! Kelsey graduated in May of 2024, and now we get to tie the knot on December 14, 2024, and we can't wait for all of you to join us in celebration!