In the summer of 2018, Kendall reconnected with a Texas friend, Jayce, who she had known since they were 16 years old. She flew solo for the first time to hangout with the Rumsey family in Houston.

Jayce could not wait for Kendall to meet his high school friends, some of which Kendall had already met before. They all planned to go to a bar one night during her time there.

Once everyone got to the bar, everything was pretty casual. Small talk was made so everyone could get to know Kendall and Kendall could get to know everyone. That was until, Ty ordered tequila shots... If you know Kendall, you know that she does not take shots! (And if you know Ty, you know that he most definitely takes shots).

Kendall thought she could get away with hiding in the background of the group and hopefully being able to dump the tequila from the glass without anyone watching. Everyone clinked their glasses and toasted to a great night. Kendall paused and waited for the perfect moment to dump the liquid without anyone noticing, but she looked over and Ty was watching her the whole time....with his glass also still full...

He said, "What are you waiting for?" She replied, "What are YOU waiting for?" His response, "Southern hospitality means we drink with our guests. Waiting on you." Kendall was doomed, but they drank.

After bar hopping, they got in an Uber with the entire group. Kendall sat in the very back of the van and Ty was sitting in front of her. There were many conversations going on in the car at the time, but Ty must have thought his conversation was the most important considering the volume of his voice kept increasing. Eventually, Kendall said "Ty can you relax?" He turned around and looked at her in shock.

He had met his match in sarcasm and comebacks!

Needless to say, the two had a fun chemistry right from the start. The banter continued even when Kendall made her way back to Florida. Eventually, the two traveled back and forth from Florida to Texas every couple of months to see each other. The long distance relationship continued for almost 2 years then Ty finally made his move to Florida.

Ty and Kendall have grown to love doing the simple things together like walking their dog, Kona, going out to dinner, and binge watching TV shows. They find comfort in these things because when they did long distance, these were the activities they were able to do together over Facetime.

Some say that true love starts with great friendship and we could not agree more! This love was built on laughter, good times, and a little bit of sarcasm along the way.

(Thanks, Jayce!)