We are elated to share this journey with you. The countdown to our 4eva is on!

Both graduates of Hinkley High School, our circles were small, but we knew the same people. We met the summer of 2004 through a mutual friend. We would often shoot the breeze over weekends, listening to music and chillin. There was an undeniable attraction between us. We traced similarities in our personalities and quickly became friends. He would randomly drop off Slurpee’s on hot summer evenings to show his interest. He was charismatic. I was full of life. We developed a connection that was hard to ignore yet we remained friends for some time. We would spend time at a neighborhood park cracking jokes and indulging in deep conversations about what we wanted out of life. Derv loved food just as much as I did, he would treat me to different restaurants around the city, but my favorite was hole in the wall BBQ and Soul Food spots. Months had gone by not knowing the next move, he would send me messages like, “What’s up, cutie?” He touched my emotions with texts, “When you gon be mine?” We continued with long phone calls, weekend hangouts and eventually became a couple. The rest is history! In 2020, Derv made a momentous decision to make me his wife. It was the night of Feb 1st. I just got out of shower and the house was blasting through Jon B's song, I do (whatcha say boo), when I sat on the couch and held our youngest child rocking back and forth to the music. He came to the living room and behaved in a way that I didn't understand because he was a spontaneous man. I had no clue what he was going to do. He fell on his knee and asked if I would stand by his side and be his companion for life. I stared in disbelief. He urged me to look at him and asked if I would allow our souls to be connected for eternity. He turned to grab what appeared to be a ring. I covered my teary eyes with one of my hands and gasped, “O my gosh” and heard the words, “Will you marry me?” 09/22/2022 we make this union official and are so excited to share this moment with you.