Derek had asked me to go on a date more than a handful of times, but I always seemed to have a reason as to why I couldn't. Finally I agreed to go on a date with Derek. Derek took me out to dinner, In-N-Out of course, and we drove around listening to music for the rest of the night. It was hard for me to admit, but I fell head over heels for him right away. Derek asked me to be his girlfriend on January 11, 2018. As we got to know each other, our love became undeniable. We shared the same interests and values which included: music, camping, Church, football, hunting, game nights, movies, Christmas, family, friends, life long goals, late night food runs to get milkshakes, and as the list may go on and on, we shared one HUGE thing in common.. our love for each other. We fell in love with each other families, as each one of them treated us as if they we truly apart of the family. Over the years of dating, we shared many laughs, tears, jokes, stories, made memories, and many amazing friends. We have had our ups and downs, but we always found a way to see anything/everything through. Our love has always stayed strong.

We planned a trip to Hawaii to visit one of our good friends in the service. Little did she know, I had a secret that I had been keeping for a few months now. On our second day on the island of Oahu, we all went down to La'ie Point beach to eat shaved ice and relax by the water, while Kaylin and Taylor were getting the sweet treats, Trevor and I went down to the beach to scope out a location to do the proposal. I wrote a message on a piece of paper that said " My love for you travels across the sea, will you marry me?" I stuck the message in a bottle and hid it under a tree near the water. When Kaylin got back, I had the ring ready in my pocket. Quickly realizing the ring was very noticeable, I pointed out crabs crawling into the water. We walked over to go see them and on our way back I pointed out the bottle buried in the sand under the tree. Kaylin whether annoyed or oblivious to what I had said almost passed up the bottle, but I quickly pulled her over to it so she could investigate it with me. She then opened it, read the message as I got down on one knee to pop the question, she was stunned and didn't really say much. She said yes, and out new chapter began. Derek asked me to be his wife on November 20, 2021 on La'ie Point Oahu, Hawaii.