It was love at first swipe...er...second, actually. It's a tale of boy swipes girl, and some unintentional ghosting. Our official first "meeting" was on the Tinder app, but after a short exchange, the conversation dropped off. Soon after, Tim and Lindsay reconnected on the Hinge app and laughed about Lindsay "ghosting" him on their first date to Sixty Vines in September of 2022. They connected over their love of music and adventures they wanted to experience and one date turned into more until the music and adventures they dreamed about started coming true. They started experiencing them together through concerts, kayaking outings and other adventures, all the way until their first vacation together on their one year anniversary to Anna Maria Island. It was the start of a life together full of laughter, joy and memories for a lifetime.

When we went on our date to the Lantern Festival and Lindsay decided to swing on the lighted swings. Her smile, how she was just relaxed and having fun. Just something about that moment said to me, "Yea, I could do this for the rest of my life." The more we went on our little adventures, having the time of our lives together, the more I knew. And when things weren't easy but she was always there and supportive in any way I needed, I could not live without her. She's the most wonderful and beautiful person I've ever met.

It was New Years Eve 2022 when Tim first told me he loved me. And in that moment, my first reaction was that it was too soon to know, but in the back of my mind, I knew my heart was ready to start opening up to him. And as the months passed, my heart felt joy when I was around him. Through all of our adventures there was laughter and a carefree feeling that came over me. I fell in love...hard. In May 2023, the pups and I moved into his house and a few months later I had surgery on my hip, and he was by my side through it all. He never had to prove himself to me, he was, from the beginning, my rock and the cool breeze that came into my life when I needed it. And during those rough moments, I knew he was the one that would always be there to catch me when I fall, hold me when I was down and make me smile and laugh every day for the rest of our lives.