The first time that we met was in 2006 Melissa was on a church trip and Ben was with some friends at the paintball course. We met each other and all planned to hang out, we saw each other here and there throughout the years. Eventually Ben moved to Pike county and we saw each other a lot more and became the best of friends. We went on a cruise December 2, 2016 where everything started thanks to a lot of pressure from friends, that we are SO VERY appreciative of. We found each other on the cruise and didn't know what to think of it because we were both thinking this is my best friend, we can't do this. Eventually we decided that we liked each other and we did want to be with each other. We found happiness and love within each other and cannot wait to see what life has to offer us throughout our journey.