Ryan and I met through friends. Since this first day I met him he was always cracking jokes and making me smile. No matter what we did together it was always fun! The summer I started dating Ryan I was nervous to ask him out because I was leaving in the fall to go back to school in Iowa City. A week before I left we had a bonfire with friends and family, and I was so sad that I would be leaving. That night Ryan asked me to be his girlfriend. Though we were afraid that it wouldn't work out we still wanted to try dating long distance. The weekends of Ryan traveling back and forth from Iowa City were rough. I missed him every day. When I finally moved back I knew I never wanted to be apart from him again. Looking at Ryan from the outside I would not have guessed that he has such a sweet heart on the inside. I've enjoyed watching him grow and turn into the man he is today and I am so proud of him. I couldn't ask for a better partner to spend my life with. Every day isn't easy, but through the arguments, the bad days, the good news and the bad, Ryan is always there when I need him the most. In October Ryan Jones proposed to me on the deck of my parents house. I could not say yes fast enough! :) I am so excited to marry the love of my life, and I can't wait for all of our friends and family to celebrate with us.