Our first date was April 8, 2022. We went to an escape room & Texas Roadhouse in Lafayette, IN. Afterwards, we never left each other alone. Eli supported me through nursing school & I supported him throughout his apprenticeship. We have attended and enjoyed countless concerts and festivals together. We are an example of the invisible string theory (if you know you know). I adopted Bentley on April 25, 2024; Eli reluctantly became the best pug dad. Eli proposed on November 29, 2024, it was 10 degrees out and freezing, but he had it all set up with a secret photographer in place. After doing “medium distance”- just seeing each other on the weekends for almost 3 years. We bought our beautiful home on February 28, 2025 in Thorntown, IN. We found their home church in August 2025: Access Church in Lebanon. We will be privately married in the Smoky Mountains on May 16, 2026.