#StricklandStrong

How did we meet? Believe it or not, kindergarten. We both attending Victory Christian Academy where I (Kyla) spent the entirety of that time believing that Jarvis had cooties. He was nice to me, but I did not care for him much. We parted ways after the fourth grade, with me going on to attend other schools and Jarvis finishing out his lower level academia at Victory. We met up much later when we were both adults, but even then, Jarvis still had cooties. But after one Christmas holiday, the rest was history. We hope to share more of our story with you all during this journey.

We took a surprise trip to St. Augustine after Jarvis told me I needed to request days off for a weekend of his choosing. This, and needing a little black dress were the only details I was given about this urgent trip. The evening following our arrival, in front of the Pedro Menendez de Aviles statue at the Lightner Museum, Jarvis got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I haven't looked back since.