We met on the Fourth of July at a friend's party three years ago. Some drinks were had, a prayer was said. After about thirty seconds of talking, it didn't take long for the two of us to share a kiss. Not realizing we were putting on a show, a round of applause erupted to cheer us on. A few days later, Josh had asked Elena to go out to dinner at Ancho & Agave in Bloomington and without Elena knowing, Josh had booked the reservation under "McLovin" and told the waitress it was Elena's birthday. Despite the surprises, that date ended up lasting well over 8 hours. We spent the rest of the summer hanging out, but we knew our time together was coming to an end. Josh was going into his Freshman year of college at Augustana to play football and Elena was heading down to Nashville to continue school at Belmont University. We decided to part ways, but soon after Josh reached out and Elena decided to spend her fall break at Augustana with him. Ever since, the two of us have stuck together going on our fourth year of long distance. Elena spends every chance she gets to visit Josh during the school year and Josh spends his summers with Elena down in Nashville. However, the Summer of 2024 was different. Elena and Josh were planning to see a cave concert and take a camping trip, but little did she know he was going to propose. The plan was to go hiking at a nearby waterfall, but the weather was looking a little gloomy. Elena suggested going to a whiskey distillery instead, but Josh was adamant that the weather would clear up. After hiking to the waterfall lookout at Fall Creek Falls, Josh got down on his knee and asked Elena to marry him. And after a brief blackout, she said yes!