+ Peace and Blessings + Our love story began on a normal weekend in Dallas, October, 2014. A time to go out and party with friends, to eat drink and be merry. This weekend, Jeff was sitting at home, reluctant to go out, and Sharita was busy preparing for her roommate's birthday party. Little did we know that a chance meeting, and a batch of “memory erasers" would mark the beginning of the rest of our lives. Sharita is quite the bartender, so while the details of our first meeting were a bit fuzzy (we were drinking "memory erasers" after all!), we soon remembered that we were both a couple of food loving, book and anime nerding, first born Army brats who were in Germany at the same time. It was as if we were destined to run into each other one day. So on October 31, 2014, after knowing each other for two weeks, we officially became Jeff N Rita and the rest, as they say, is history! The five years we spent from that first chance encounter were a delightful roller coaster of experiences, memories and showing each other love and support like no one before. Sharita reminded Jeff that he was made of stardust and that he was worth more than being treated like Harry Potter in the cupboard under the stairs. Jeff insisted that Sharita focus on loving herself and live a life that makes her happy. We continued on our journey with Hunter joining our family, getting our first house in Dallas, as well as traveling to Denver and Miami before going to Portland, Oregon for our 5 year anniversary. It was in Portland on the first day of our 6th year together that Jeff asked Sharita to be his wife. And of course she said yes! We have grown and learned so much in our time together that we can't help but be excited for this next chapter in our lives as we choose to walk together as.........The Joneses!