It all started when my (Jake's) dad met a nice young lady in his Sunday School class and thought, "She'd be a nice match for my son". Over the next two years he proceeded to constantly bring up how she had a nice smile and loved the Lord and that I should ask her out. But I was determined not to be set up by my parents so I resisted and told them, "Not a chance". Once when I was visiting his Church he even introduced me to her and we both said "Hi" and went our separate ways. After a while my mom told him to leave well enough alone and I thought that was the end of it. Much to my surprise, one Sunday afternoon while I was taking a nap I received a text from my mom that contained Emily's phone number! I didn't want and hadn't asked for her number. I was very hesitant but after a few weeks I talked myself into calling her. "What's the worst that could happen?" So we arranged to have coffee at a Dunkin Donuts (super romantic, 10/10 would recommend) at 7PM. We arrived, ordered our drinks, and sat down only to have an employee come over and tell us they were closing for the night! Apparently the drive thru was open until 9PM but the indoor seating area closed at 7. Since it was mid November we didn't have anywhere else we could go and drink our coffee so we ended up sitting in the parking lot in my truck. And the rest is history!