Thanks to our good friend, Alex McKeever, we met on a Friday night at Spanish Fort's Sonic. The funny thing is, neither of us wanted to go out that night and neither of us were looking for a relationship. Jacob was home from school, Faulkner University, for the weekend. I was going to school and working at South Alabama Orthodontics. When we first met at Sonic, Jacob wouldn't talk to me! He says he was too nervous, but so was I! As the night progressed we ended up hitting it off and I saw him the following night at a birthday party.
From the night we met until the night we started dating, we Facetimed every night. We would talk for hours about anything and everything. We talked about our plans for our careers, life goals, family plans, and where we wanted to settle down. We talked about Jesus and our families. We talked about our pasts. Within two weeks we knew all the basics, and he became my best friend.
I drove up to Faulkner University with Alex McKeever to meet Jacob's parents and to watch his game. After the game we went to Buffalo Wild Wings and hung out for a while. After I left and had gotten home, he then asked me to be his girlfriend. It has been our running joke that he asked me to be his girlfriend over the phone!
So, I thought we were going on a scavenger hunt and to dinner.... Instead, HE PROPOOSED!!! I had been a brat all week about if/when he would propose. I sent him a million TikTok's about wedding things. I thought he was upset with me the whole way to Fairhope Pier because he wouldn't look or talk to me. Turns out he was nervous! Just Jacob's luck, there was a concert going on in downtown Fairhope so it was packed! We drove down to the pier and it was packed down there, too! Jacob had me all hyped up thinking we were going to find some money at the end of the pier. We got half way down and he sat me down on a bench, and asked me to be his wife! Of course I said yes!! Afterwards, we went to dinner and answered lots of phone calls from our friends and families.
We are super excited to share this day with all of our loved ones. He is my absolute best friend and I couldnt be more excited to celebrate with all of you! Thank you for taking time to read about our story. Remember that through those major events in our journey, there was growth and a relationship built. We had good and bad times. We've laughed and cried together. We have gone through college and enjoyed the journey to who we are becoming together. We've planned a life, and we are so excited to begin that life together surrounded by all of you!