There was always something about her. My favorite kind of love stories are the ones where they start out as friends and slow burn into lovers. There are often days when I look at her and the life we've built and I can't believe God blessed me with my own version of that. Over the last 3 years I have lived the saying, "timing is everything." I often think back to our 10 year history and wonder what we could have been if we had crossed into romance earlier but I truly believe everything works as it should. And in April of 2022, it was finally our time, to fall in love. I could not ask for a more supportive partner in life, in love, in triumph, and failure. In loss and grief and success and achievement. Felicia is the perfect person for me. I am so grateful to God she gave me a chance when I was finally ready to choose myself. Her love feels like home, it always has, and now I get to feel that forever. I love you baby!!

Aaliyah said, “If at first you don’t succeed, dust yourself off and try again…” And that’s exactly what I did. From the moment we connected in 2016 we talked, we bonded, and we laughed under the guise of being friends but I knew and she did too that I was falling in love with her. After many years it finally seemed like it was our time and I happily jumped through every hoop, bought every flower and poured out my love in endless letters to reassure her that I would take care of her heart. It was all worth it because we went on our first real date in May of 2022. From then till now we’ve learned so much about each other and ourselves, and there is no one else I can imagine doing life with. She is my best friend, my most trustworthy confidant and my biggest cheerleader. We often talk about what would’ve happened if she would’ve said yes back in 2016? Who can really know but what I do know is God’s timing is perfect. And I can’t think of a more perfect time in our lives to finally make her my wife.