It was December of 2019. Cade was home in Delaware on Christmas leave when we matched.

Our first date consisted of a few drinks at Kirby's in Ocean City.

That December, we went on several dates before Christmas leave was over and Cade had to return to KY. We made it official before he left.

For the next two years, we made trips to see each other every month or so.

In May 2022, Cade was discharged from the army and returned home to Delaware. A few months went by and we moved in together and began planning a future.

May 05, 2023 we got engaged on the side of a mountain in Corning, NY.