No surprise, one of the first things Jalen witnessed as he arrived at Bri's house was her shoving a burrito in her mouth. He would soon come to find out how much she loved tacos and burritos, and just eating in general! We lit a fire in the backyard and sipped on Summer Shandys & White claws. The conversation flowed, the night drifted by and before we knew it, it was 2:00am! We like to say "the rest is history" because we knew from that night on we shared something special.

The Oregon Coast is one of Bri's all-time favorite places! For our 2-year anniversary, we decided to take a trip to Lincoln City, OR. Little did Bri know, Jalen had been ring shopping prior to our trip. He picked up the ring on Wednesday, and we left for Oregon on Friday! On Sunday, June 20th we had the most perfect day which included: an aquarium, tide pooling, a lighthouse, a sushi bar for lunch, and a fancy seafood dinner that was absolutely delicious! We decided to end our perfect day with a fire on the beach & of course, smore's! While we were getting ready for our fire, putting on more layers for that Oregon coast wind, Jalen was trying to sneak the ring out of his backpack & into his pocket without Bri noticing! Fast forward an hour or so later, fire roaring, country music playing, & sippin' on whiteclaws. Bri says something along the lines of "This reminds me of our first date!" At that moment, Jalen knew it was meant to be. In a very romantic way Jalen got down on one knee in the sand, said the sweetest words, and of course Bri said "YES!"