We may have met on the soccer field but our "love" story began quite some time after. In winter of 2013, Kels joined my family's indoor soccer team. We didn't talk much. She was not a fan of me at the time. I can get a little competitive at times, and playing soccer is no exception. Towards the end of our season in the spring of 2014, she decided to come to a friend’s (Jess) birthday party at Sockeye. My family was so kind as to leave an empty seat right next to me for her. Once we actually sat down and talked to each other we started to hit it off right away. She came with me to the after party at Rachel’s house and we got to know each other better. At the end of the night I had some liquid courage in me and decided that I really liked her, and kissed her goodbye, to her total surprise. After our surprise kiss, we hung out a time or two before she told me she was off to Yosemite for 6 months. I was disappointed I wouldn’t be able to see her for so long, but decided to make the most out of the next two weeks. We didn’t go on any fancy dates or do anything special, we just enjoyed each other’s company while we watched a movie, went to a bar, or went on a hike. We both promised that we would write letters to each other over the course of her summer on the trails. The first couple weeks went by as she went through orientation and I wrote her a letter to see how it all was going. Turns out we wrote each other a letter at about the same time and we were both super stoked when we received them. When I got my first letter from her I knew that she was special. Everyday I would come home from work hoping there would be a letter from Kelsey. It was awesome hearing her tales from the wilderness and all the unique people she was meeting. As the summer wore on the anticipation grew. When she finally was back in Boise, I knew in my mind I had found the one I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. - Jake To Jake's surprise, I felt the same way. -Kelsey