On one summer evening in 2015, Ben began working at the Dollar General in Jacksonville Beach. As fate would have it, Beka was a regular customer at this particular retail establishment and they met. But not that night. A different night. Or afternoon. Whatever. Beka made a purchase. Ben said something dumb. Beka kept making purchases. Ben kept saying dumb things. Eventually Beka decided she enjoyed talking to this weird guy who said dumb things. Ben liked talking to the pretty girl who always had a witty comeback to his inanity. A friendship was formed. Slowly this friendship gave way to hand holding and smooches and love. Lots of smooches. Like, seriously, tone down the PDA, guys. Jeez. One day in April of 2019 Beka and Ben went to Gainesville, FL to look at butterflies. They had a lovely time and, near the end of the night as they walked in their favorite park, Ben popped the question. It was arguably the first smart thing he had ever said. Beka, despite all logic and reason, said YES!!!! That's our story and we're sticking to it.