We're Getting Married!

Back in 2020, we all remember how crazy that year was, a mutual friend strongly suggested that we meet each other. She said we would be "perfect" for each other. That was a lot of pressure. Lol! But at that time, the timing just wasn't right and neither of us acted upon that suggestion. Fast-forward a year later, we both attended a party of the mutual friend, and although there was brief eye contact, there was still nothing. Let her tell it, I was too busy laughing and smiling across the room with someone else. (I still debate this part of the story. Lol.) The next day following the party, I sent Yolanda a text asking if it was okay to have/use her phone number that the mutual friend had given me. She let me know that it was okay for me to have and use the number. We have been inseparable ever since.

We traveled to Punta Cana for some much-needed R&R. After a rocky start to our trip, and missing our original planned flight, we finally arrived in the Dominican Republic. After a planned excursion of mudding in dune buggies, we went back to our hotel to clean up and get ready for our dinner reservation. After arriving at dinner, we sat down at our table and Jay commenced to speaking to our waiter. Since he is a vegetarian, I assumed he was speaking to him regarding the food. Unbeknownst to me, he was letting our waiter know that he was planning to propose. With his phone propped up on the table, I assumed recording our chef preparing our food, he actually had my parents, sister, and niece on FaceTime watching me the whole time. He then asked a young lady sitting next to us if she would take our picture, however, she was in fact just holding the camera for my family to see the actual proposal. As I proceeded to get in position to pose for our picture, he pulled out a ring box and told me how much he loved me and wanted to spend his life with me. My words were "ARE YOU SERIOUS!!" and I think I blacked out. lol He got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife, and I immediately said YES, and we were engaged! We're so excited to celebrate this next chapter in our lives with you. See you in Kyle!