We're getting married!

Jay and I met by chance. ♥️ I had decided to go out with friends one night. It just so happened that one of Jay's friends was also there, and called Jay to ask him to come on out. I'm going to be frank, I didn't think much of it when I saw Jay. Jay however noticed me. I had a drink, chatted and I went home. That was that. A few days later I checked Facebook and there was a friend request from Jay. We struck up a conversation agreed to meet to hang out and our first date was a Stienkellers. Jay was very upfront with me about his situation. I left that first date unsure of what I was going to do. I had one more stop to make and that was to get gas. I had told Jay this and guess who showed up at the gas station? That meeting sealed my fate as Jay told me he really liked me and wanted to see me again. I agreed. I was impressed by his perseverance, especially since I wasn't as forthcoming with my feelings. Our next date was waffles and watching the Exorcist. The date after that I met Jimmy and we had a chicken dinner. As we sat up and talked on our 4th date, I told Jay I hadn't been a girlfriend in long time. He told me he hadn't been a boyfriend in a long time. And after that moment, we've been inseparable. We've been through it all. I went to California after only dating a month. I was homesick for Jay. From me graduating college and starting a new job, losing loved ones within 3 months of each other, buying a new house and car together, Jay has been there every step of the way. We've fought, loved each other hard and grown as a couple and people. We've raised a child together, one whose love I had to earn. It hasn't always been easy, but what love story is? 5 years later and Jay put some issues in the past and bought my ring. In June of 2019, after speaking with my dad and getting his blessing, Jay took me to the top of a mountain in Gatlinburg and proposed to me. I said yes of course. Our love story might not be perfect, but we wrote it together.