Back in 2022, I had dated dud after dud. After taking some time off from dating I decided to get serious about dating and download Match.com . As I swiped through I came upon a picture of an extremely handsome man surfing behind a boat. I looked through his profile and thought to myself "there's no way a guy like that would want to be with me" but I decided to shoot my shot. Turned out that he was just as interested in me as I was in him. After some messaging back and forth he finally worked up the nerve to ask for my number. Obstacles popped up left and right as we tried to plan a time to finally meet each other for our first date. First it was a guys trip, then the freeze, then he got sick, and finally at last we went on our first date. Although everything went wrong it was the best date I had ever had. We quickly planned our next date a few days later and the rest was history. Blake and I like to say that God made us wait as a part of his plan. He knew that if we had met sooner we wouldn't have been ready for each other. I am lucky that He brought me a man who loves my quirks. A man who stands by my side during joy as well as devastation. A man who fills my day with laughter and silliness.

In 2022 I did what many though was impossible, found the woman of my dreams through online dating. Morgan and I met on Match.com and after some brief small talk we quickly hit it off. Unfortunately my subscription ran out before I worked up the nerve to ask for her number, so I paid for another month and little did I know it would be the best $40 I'd ever spent. After several weeks of trying to meet for our first date whether it be Covid or getting iced in, we finally got together. Nothing on our first date went according to plan. We couldn't find a restaurant and were late to our show so we got ice cream and sat by the fountains instead. I wouldn't have it any other way. I finally found the person who let me be unapologetically me and loves me just the way I am. God had brought us together at just the right time and I can't be more thankful.