Ryan and I met on the typical dating app called 'Hinge'. My profile said, "You'll win me over if you make me pasta". Ryan took his shot and sent a rose over with this message "I can make you a mean pasta". It wasn't until about 2 months ago that he actually made me pasta for the first time.

We texted and face-timed a lot in the first few weeks, I never thought I'd fall for a guy living an hour away but here we are engaged and living together in Fredericksburg.

On one of the first dates Ryan told my friend "I'm going to marry this girl"- I gave her the look (like this guy is crazy)- but he knew from the moment we met we were meant to be.

November 17, 2021- Ryan took me to the river and asked me to be his girlfriend. Our first year of dating was spent traveling and making memories to last a lifetime. We expedited our relationship fast by taking our first getaway trip to North Carolina. Following that, we took a trip out of the country to Cancun. I don't know too many people that would go out of the country together after only dating for 3 months but we sure had a blast. We must have had too much fun because we decided to go back to Cancun two months later. Following, was a trip to Nashville to celebrate my 25th birthday and many, many trips to Lake Anna.

Our lives changed in July when we welcomed our first fur baby into the family, Krew Michael. Instead of going on dates and trips as a couple we now had Krew to tag along. He has filled our hearts so much and we couldn't imagine life without him.

We spent the rest of summer at the lake, river, OBX, and attended many country concerts. We brought in fall together by going to pumpkin patches and doing all the fun fall activities together (with Krew of course).

In November 2022, We took an impulse trip to the OBX with some friends. It was an anniversary trip to celebrate being together for one year. A walk down the beach turned into Ryan getting on one knee and asking me to "marry him".

A moment I will never forget!

As we prepare for a wedding we couldn't be happier and more in love.

We can't wait to say "I Do" and begin our next chapter as husband and wife.