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Grace Christian Academy, that's where our love story started. We attended the same school and went years without really realizing one another. I wish that I can say I remember the first time that I started having feelings for him, but I can't. All I remember is that there was one day, out of the blue, where I really started liking this down to earth guy. Come to find out, at around the same time, he started liking me too! We would hang out with one another at sports events and really bonded over our common interests. Until one day he asked me on a date to the movies. Well, of course I said yes! So, on January 2, 2013 we went on our first date. After what felt like an eternity of us "talking" to one another, he asked me to be his girlfriend 5 long months later on 06/14/2013. Til this day, that night was one of the best nights of my life. Over the years we have grown up together, matured together, and have fell deeply in love with one another. Our love story is my absolute favorite and I would not change a thing about it for the world. Here's to forever!

Amicalola Falls, a location that will always hold a special place in my heart. The Saturday morning of September 16,2017, Jared and I planned to go see this beautiful waterfall that we had heard about. It was a good distance from where we both lived, but we didn't mind. Jared said that he had looked up where we needed to park, and where we needed to enter to have a small hike up to the top of the waterfall. Well, come to find out, he was wrong about that small hike lol. Soon after we entered the trail, we knew there was no small hike in our near future. After two hours of climbing over rocks and tree branches, we finally made it to the top of the waterfall. The view that we saw made us completely forget about the hike that we just endured. It was beautiful!! After taking everything in, we noticed that there was a bridge half way down the waterfall that allowed you to get close to the water and bask in its glory. So, we started on yet another hike down to the bridge. However, again, once we got there it made the hike all worth it. The waterfall was absolutely amazing! What I didn't know, was that this moment that I was experiencing was about to get that much better. As we got ready to take a picture, or what I thought was a picture, Jared dropped down on one knee and asked me to marry him. At that moment, I was the happiest girl alive. Since that day I have fallen deeper and deeper in love with this man. Here's to soon saying I DO and changing my last name! May 23, 2020 can't come soon enough!