In July 2016 Jasmine and Ayden moved to Miramar, FL. Jasmine accepted a 3rd grade reading position in Miami and Mikhail moved to Melbourne, FL to work on his Masters. After Mikhail graduated from college he moved to Fort Lauderdale. After being here for a while, Miramar didn't seem like home and Jasmine's co-teacher expressed to her that she need to take some time for self-care and try dating again. Mikhail being new to the Fort Lauderdale area wanted to meet new people as well and they both met online. For a couple of weeks Jasmine and Mikhail held casual conversations and finally Jasmine invited Mikhail to church. When Mikhail and Jasmine first met it was a little awkward! Ayden was pulling on Jasmine trying to get her to go back inside the church and Jasmine was looking at Mikhail with a "Wow you are super skinny look!" And Mikhail was thinking "Wow she is really bubbly and cheerful and her son is an energizer bunny!" He was always on the go and talking nonstop! It was hard for Mikhail to get a word in. Needless to say they decided to meet for lunch after service. And lunch was even more awkward but that's a story for another time! After their first encounter they met at church occasionally, talked to each other daily, and met to see each other on the weekends. In November 2018, Jasmine and Ayden decided to go home for Thanksgiving. During this break with Jasmine being so far away it felt unfamiliar and Mikhail couldn't wait until she returned. This is when he realized something was there. Honestly the feelings were mutual for Jasmine too. Once Jasmine and Ayden returned from Alabama their relationship grew stronger. The two experienced a lot of "firsts together." So many memories they shared such as "Mikhail first boat ride and his first visit to Alabama." Or Jasmine first time tasting "Ackee and Saltfish." So, on May 11, 2019 Mikhail decided Mother's Day weekend would be the right time to pop the big question. And now here we are!