Kyle and I met through his cousin when we were 12. We went to the same events, shared the same space, I glanced his way frequently, but we weren't ready. Fast forward 9 years and some maturity later, Kyle glanced my way in return. Through months of being miles apart from one another, our love thickened through words, video chats and the excitement of returning to one another. In our case, absence really did make our hearts grow fonder. Over the past 6 years, we have grown together, pushed one another and supported each other as individuals and as a couple. On September 26, 2020 Kyle took me to Lake George for a birthday getaway. As we took a pre-dinner walk by the lakeside, with a photographer lurking in the woods (unbeknownst to me), Kyle stopped me suddenly, to drop to his knee. With a crowd of teenagers cheering in the background, we celebrated our future as Mr & Mrs.