happily ever after

Jackson & I met at church when we were 4 years old, fell in love, and the rest is history... just kidding. But, we DID actually meet when we were 4 and fell in love. People would ask him teasingly, "who are you gonna marry when you grow up?" and he would say, "ewwa!" (as in, Ella, but he was only 4 ;)) Jackson would bring me Valentine's Day & Christmas gifts & cards, just about every year until we were 9. I still have a note and a heart shaped ornament he gifted me from 2013. We would flirt & have play dates, as elementary schoolers would do, until we were separated from busy lives. :( The story doesn't end there, though! I still wrote about him in my diary, and we would cross paths every now and then, but it wasn't until we were 15 that we would meet again! Actually, at the same church we first met when we were 4. We started dating summer of 2020, when we were 16 years old. Here we are 3 & a half years later, 20 years old, and more excited than ever to get married! I wish I could tell all the little details in between, but that's all for now. Maybe I'll write a book someday? It's a good love story. :)