We met in Mrs. Downs 7th grade reading class in August of 2011. Jonathan was the comic book nerd in a Cookie Monster t-shirt and Shelby was the fangirl carrying around a Harry Styles poster. Then 3 years later, they were assigned seats next to each other Freshman year of high school and the rest was history! From sharing headphones to Homecoming dances, we have been inseparable every since.

It's no secret that Shelby is a lover of books and Jonathan being the artist he is, wrote and illustrated a book for Shelby. It featured a pink bird, Ms. Twigs, and a lonely crow, Mr. Crowley falling in love. When Shelby finished the book, she found Jonathan down on one knee. She cried, shouted "YES," and we were engaged. We're so excited to celebrate this next chapter in our lives with you. See you in Longview!