On December 6th, the BCM was having "Friends and Finals" to close out the Fall 2022 semester. I (Olivia) was playing Silent Football with a large group of people and Jacob was writing a final paper. Once the night started to close, everyone migrated to the kitchen where I washed coffee cups, and everyone stuck around to talk. That night we got each other's snapchat and Jacob snapped me that night.

We snapchatted everyday over Christmas break. While neither of us were looking for a relationship we found ourselves waiting and anticipating the next snap from eachother. I would literally bolt across the room everytime I heard my phone ding.

Once Christmas break was over Jacob found me at a picnic table outside of the library on the first day of Spring semester classes, January 17th. I was very nervous and the conversation was AWKWARD. He intimidated me and I was so nervous to talk to him in person. Later that night Jacob was playing in a basketball tournament and I couldn't make it because I had C-Group at the BCM. However, I showed up at the last minute and tried to catch up with him as he walked out the door. The door shut and I said, "Wow, you're not going to hold the door for me?" (smooth I know) To which Jacob was shocked to see that I had come.

Jacob, Katie (my lovely maid of honor), and I played basketball at the Wellness Center that night. Katie went back to her dorm and Jacob offered to give me a ride home.

We talked in the car for about three hours. I called my mom when I got back to my dorm and said,

"I'm going to marry that man."

There were three "official" dates after that, but we hung out every single day. On January 28th, he asked me to be his girlfriend in the parking lot of the BCM, where we first met.

That Spring semester we shared our first Valentine's Day (which will be a hard date to top), went on a mission trip to Arlington TX together, and Jacob graduated college.

Over the summer, Jacob was the nurse at the summer camp, Crossings. With three hard months away, we grew even stronger. When we got to see each other we made every second count, and every second we were away we were counting down the minutes until we could see each other again.

To end the summer we went on a family vacation with Jacob's family, where we snuck away for a date night to try on engagement rings. I found the most BEAUTIFUL ring, that was not like what I had saved on my Pinterest board. That night, without my knowledge, Jacob ordered a custom ring exactly like the one I tried on.

I bugged him every day to propose to me because if I was made for one thing in this life, it was to be a wife and a mother. And I am 100,000% sure I was meant to be Jacob's wife.

On September 18th, my dream came true at Honey Hills Farm! My three roommates and I went to this flower farm for a "roommate photoshoot" where Jacob was all set up to propose to me. He had kept every receipt from every date we had ever been on, there was a bible with my name on it (Olivia Hudgin), the start of a honeymoon fund, and a custom made sign with our last name on it (He's the most thoughtful guy I've ever met!)

Now we are planning our wedding!! June 6th 2024, we are ready for you!!

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