Kele and I met in 2023. I was living in WV and Kele living in Kentucky. We both lived different lives in different places, but we found each other (we actually matched on Facebook dating). After our first FaceTime call lasting 3 hours (neither of us would ever do that), Kele drove 3 1/2 hours to visit me for the first time and something special started.

I would drive and spend the weekends with Kele and he would make a trip to me. It started with me staying 2 days and then turned into 2 weeks at a time. We couldn’t stay away from each other. So we knew it was time to commit and live together.

In our first year together, we had trying times. We’re thankful for this because it taught us how to love each other through it and stick it out. It hasn’t been easy, but it’s been 100% worth it.

Kele has two boys from previous relationships and I slowly began to get close to them. As I met them and grew closer, they stole my heart. Dakota and Brooks are our life and everything we do, is for them. I had a dog, Harley, before I met Kele. Harley fell completely head over paws for Kele and now they are best friends. He loves my sweet boy with everything in him and they have a great bond.

Kele grew up in Kentucky and has a small family but I grew up on a farm in South Carolina and have a huge family. We are both blessed and are loved by all family members and we never take that for granted.

On December 30th, 2023, we were at my family farm visiting for Christmas. We scheduled couples and heirloom pictures this day. We were walking all over the farm (remember 100 acres) to take pictures. At the end of the session we were up at the house and ending for the day, when Kele asked if we could go back and take some pictures by the old hog pen. I told him I didn’t want to walk all the way back, but the photographer said she wanted to get some pretty shots in front of the windmill (my favorite thing on the farm). So we went back and she asked me to step in front of Kele to get a depth shot. She then asked me to turn and stand with Kele for a picture. When I turned around, Kele was down on one knee. I was in total shock! We then celebrated with family by eating good southern food, our favorite!

We are so excited and blessed to share this special day with y’all.