The day of Brandalon’s sixteenth birthday...she spent the evening at the Bedford bowling alley with her family. That same night, Traven was at the same bowling alley with his friends, just a few lanes down from Brandalon and her family. Traven told his friends that he was going to tell Brandalon “Happy Birthday,” but his friends kept telling him that he could never stand a chance with her...which was obviously false. Finally, Traven worked up a sweat to talk to Brandalon. Brandalon’s first reactions were “who the heck is this creep and how does he know it is my birthday?” Over the next couple days, Traven and Brandalon continued texting and eventually went on dates. On February 15, 2016, Traven asked Brandalon to be his girlfriend. On February 15, 2019, Traven asked Brandalon to be his wife and they’ve been stuck ever since.