We dated briefly in 2007 but parted ways amicably. In 2010, mike reached out during my grandma's passing and was very emotionally supportive. Probably the closest friend i had during the time. Long story short, i had a few more traumatic events happen where his friendship meant the world to me. I knew he wanted us to give dating another try but i just wasn't ready emotionally yet. In spring of 2012 we began spending more time together and the more we were together, the more we just knew "this was it". By June 2012, we were officially back together and have been inseparable since. The past 5 years with have been the best years of my life. I'm so proud to be in love with my best friend, growing every day (emotionally & spiritually) and having a family with him.

By 2014, every major event came within just a few weeks. On January 26,2014 i found out i was pregnant with Alaina. We had been trying to decide if we wanted to extend our lease on our apartment or get a house. We looked at a few houses and narrowed it down to 2 choices. By March 1st, we were signing the lease and moving in to our house on Burgess Ave. On March 2, 2014 we spent our first night in the new house. We had left for a while and came home to the living room and dining room decorated. It was a very private evening but I found the ring on our dining room table, turned around and could see how nervous and emotional he was. He managed to spit out the words "marry me" before we both were in tears. Obviously i said yes and our family members were patiently waiting for calls and texts with my response. Due to my troubled pregnancy and health problems from Alaina's birth however, we have had to keep pushing off our wedding day. I have tried to plan as much as possible, but for some reason mike just had the "you're the woman, you plan and i just go with it" attitude. Obviously that frustrated me because im horrible at making decisions! LOL But we come home from vacation in July/August 2017 and he suddenly says "let's just do it! We'll get home and plan the wedding and get married as soon as possible. It doesn't have to be a big ordeal". So, we did it! We started planning, gathering as much info as possible and everything has fallen into place with God's grace! ☺