James and Jackie met through mutual friends in high school. Jackie was the shy girl from St. Lucy's, and James was the cute football player from Damien. When James graduated from Damien, he went on to college at the University of Redlands. As fate would have it, two years later Jackie started her freshman year at the same university. James and Jackie enjoyed their time at Redlands, but remained "just friends" throughout. Luckily, that did not last for long after Jackie graduated.
We were engaged on November 4th, 2019. After two days exploring Paris, France, we flew to Barcelona, Spain. The first several hours in Barcelona were mixed with excitement and jet lag. We decided to take a quick power nap before our sunset view and fancy dinner. Little did I know, my jet lag would quickly disappear once James got down on one knee while we were at a popular viewpoint in Barcelona called "El Bunkers". We asked a nice Australian couple to take our photo, and James sneakily asked for a video. We spent the rest of the night running through Barcelona eating the best food and drinking the best wine.