It was the end of summer 2018, Kayla was packing up to go to grad school when she matched with Ryan on tinder (but if you ask Ryan he told everyone it was the gym). They spent weeks texting and snap chatting like couples these days do and finally decided to meet. Ryan took the two hour drive up to East Stroudsburg to see Kayla and went for a hike at Bushkill Falls for their first date. Kayla knew Ryan was the one when she slipped and fell down a flight of stairs next to the beautiful waterfall and Ryan was able to control himself from laughing. From there on out, Ryan made the 2 hour drive almost every weekend to see Kayla (and of course Merlot) for the rest of her first year of grad school. Fast forward to March 2020, Kayla spent most days and nights through covid at Ryans apartment (sorry Jon) and they decided if they can put up with each other through a pandemic they can make it through anything. Kayla and Ryan decided to take the leap in May 2020 and move in together into the cutest townhouse (of course because Kayla decorated it) and learned to live together. They then added another crazy to the family named Oaklee and to this day Merlot still questions why. Kayla and Ryan spent the next three years going on many beach trips (1 being to Punta Cana where Kayla thought Ryan was going to propose), trips to Clearfield, football Sundays at Kayla's dads house and many more adventures. After hundreds, maybe thousands of tik toks about getting proposed too, Ryan popped the question in front of all their family and friends. It will be a day they never forget (especially Kayla because she had "stupid glitter" on her face) and one that they are happy they got to spend with all their loved ones.