Back in May 2019, Damien was traveling weekly to Michigan for work from Kentucky. Ashley had just graduated Nursing school in Petoskey, Michigan . Miraculously, we were both in the right place at the right time, and both swiped right on Tinder! We talked every morning and every evening for over 30 days before meeting in person. Ashley had terrible reception service where she was living, so she would walk a quarter of a mile down the road to FaceTime him throughout the week! (Very romantic, isn’t it?!) On the Fourth of July, 2019, Damien was released early from working in New York, and drove back to Michigan with his best bud, Jeff. Ashley roadtripped to West Branch to meet Damien in person, and we went on our first date at The Highway Brewing Co., followed by kayaking! We did a long distance relationship and saw each other on weekends, after he moved to Michigan permanently, and Ashley moved to Grand Rapids for work. A year and half later, we moved into our first condo together in Holland, MI! Fast forward to present day, we bought our first home together, with our three cats (Bandit, Milo, Loki), and our energetic Australian Shepherd, Maverick! It’s been a fun filled five and half years together, with so many amazing memories, and we cannot wait to start this next chapter of our lives together!