Lisa and Jared met Spring of Freshman year at Bloomsburg University, PA. They met in a Special Education class, got randomly assigned to each other in a group and from there, they were inseparable. Lisa was a declared major in Early Childhood Education while Jared was undeclared. But after meeting Lisa, he decided on Special Education in hopes of having many more classes together! From Sophomore year to Senior year, Lisa and Jared soaked up every ounce of college life together. Upon graduation, in 2013, they met the challenge of a long distance relationship but through countless drives and many hours, they made the distance work and loved every weekend spent together. It wasn't until 2015 when Lisa threw a curve ball at Jared and asked if he would move to Charleston, South Carolina with her in hopes of them both finding teaching positions. Sight unseen and having no idea what Charleston was even like, Jared proved his love for Lisa and moved! From finding their first apartment, to starting their first jobs, and exploring a brand new place, the first year in Charleston was a whirlwind of adventures and "firsts." Together they knew they found their "home" in Charleston. After dating for 8 years, Jared FINALLY popped the question and asked Lisa to marry him on Christmas Day 2018. Lisa received her cat, Cookie, 20 years ago on Christmas and Jared knew Lisa loved Cookie so much he wanted to use Cookie to propose. He tied a little Christmas stocking on her cat with a note inside that simply said "Will you marry me?" As Lisa read the note, he got down on one knee in front of her family. She, of course, said "Yes!"