Ethan and Caroline became friends in July 2015. Caroline invited Ethan to a church service and lunch after. We were really good friends. A few weeks later, he came over and we went on a walk with one of the dogs. Then we came back to my house to eat chicken tenders for dinner. My parents told me that he had a terrific smile and wondered why we weren't dating! They definitely thought we were a good match. So we decided to do something about that. Our very first date was a picnic at the park. We went to Mama Possum's, picked up our food and drove to Anglers' park. We ate in the back of his truck by the water. The night before Ethan left for his freshman year of college, August 18, 2015, he invited me to dinner with his family. When he got me back to my house, I started crying because I didn't want him to leave for Blacksburg. When he hugged me, he asked me to be his girlfriend and the rest is history.