While living in Georgia, I decided in late 2017 to start traveling for work in an effort to try something new. My first 13 week assignment was set for Columbia City, IN. I packed a carload of my belongings and started on the journey with my dog, Molly. Jake happened to be one of the friendly faces at my new job. We both work together in the laboratory. I'm a Medical Laboratory Scientist and Jake is a Lab Assistant/Processor so we work side by side. Needless to say, he used that Bell charm and we hit it off! I stayed on as an itinerant worker until that following December and then took a permanent job here in Indiana. This Alabama raised girl took a leap of faith and moved my life for much more than I could have ever hoped.

After a stressful few months of dealing with the pandemic, we decided to take a trip to Buena Vista, CO with Jake's brother, Josh, and sister-in-law, Morgan. We stayed at Grandpa Bentz's cabin for the week. They were all in cahoots and planned a guided horseback trail ride for the day. After riding for several hours, we stopped for lunch at the top of the mountain. After we finished eating, Jake and I were looking around the area when he proposed in front of a giant waterfall.