We met in Mrs. Caldwell's third grade class. Jes did sideline cheer and Ben did football. Ben has had a crush on Jes since 3rd grade and we became close friends for years. We got really close in middle school but said we would never date, then high school happened and freshman year we started to date.

We went to Florida for our 5 year anniversary, March 17. On March 16 we went to Ben's aunt Cyndi's house on Anna Maria Island. Later in the night we went to walk the beach just us. It was about 2am so it was officially our anniversary. We walked for a while and then sat on a bench for a little bit. Thats when Ben gave a beautiful speech and got down on one knee. Jes tackled him into the sand while screaming "YES." Ben was worried about getting sand in his apple watch but Jes told him she did not care and rolled with him in the sand while crying. Ben's aunt let him borrow a hoodie that said Anna Maria Island which he purposed in and she let him keep it.