Our story began at LA Fitness Woodhaven. We quickly bonded over our shared love for football, Michigan football to be exact. Jake's first question to me was "NFL or NCAA", NCAA all the way of course. Ok, here's the one I knew would be a deal breaker, when he asked me "Michigan or Michigan State" thankfully for both of our sake, I'm a Michigan girl through and through, Go Blue! Any guesses what we did for our first date? We went to a local bar and watched a Thursday night football game and if you know me, you know I'm not scared to eat, so I had a nice burger & beer. I'm never afraid to show my true colors. I wasn't sure how it was going since Jake took his phone to the bathroom with him (I thought he was plotting his escape plan). But little did I know, he was telling his best friend how great it was. From that moment, our connection only grew, fueled by our shared passions and a best-friends-first bond. One of our favorite memories was watching Michigan beat Ohio State—Jacob officially asked me to be his girlfriend that snowy day. It was the perfect beginning to a lifetime of love, laughter, and cheering for the Wolverines together.