One April afternoon this tall, dark and handsome man walked into my life. We messaged each other a few times through an online dating app and decided to meet for a Wednesday lunch. Jake seldom came into SF and it was by chance we matched on the app. I had no idea where the town of Ripon was located and honestly did not have high hopes we would last with the distance. Jake later said he was apprehensive about dating a city girl. Somehow our very different worlds collided. A one hour lunch turned into 2 hours and we decided to meet for dinner that coming Friday. From that point on, Jake was driving up weekly to hang out with me. I was traveling to Ripon frequently. I learned that there are better places to buy fruit than the grocery store and all the benefits of country living. We dated throughout the summer and finally culminated with the infamous apartment cock roach incident of 2018. Jake to this day never saw this cock roach, but helped me search ever nook and cranny of the apartment to eliminate this critter. In that moment after two days and tireless nights searching for this bug, Jake turned to me and said there is only one word to describe why I am helping you..I said what? He said I love you and I said I love you back... One year later on our way back from a weekend in San Luis Obispo, we stopped by China Beach in Monterey to meet Jake's friends. Or so this was the story I was told. We walked down this path toward the cliffs and ocean, Jake rambled on about how much I would love his friends. Upon arrival at the cliffs, he bent down on one knee and proposed. I was surprised and excited! Jake surprised me again that evening by bringing our two families and a few close friends together for the first time for dinner. The icing on the cake and ultimate surprise was flying my sister up from OC so she could be with us on our special day. The rest is history.. We are looking forward to sharing our love story with our family and friends! See you in August!