We're getting married!

We actually grew up only blocks away from each other. We had mutual friends but had never met before. Jason sent a message one day because he liked a certain pair of socks I had. We planned to hang out as friends because we weren't interested in relationships at that time. Our first hang out was walking around Lake Storey in Galesburg. Needless to say, we shared so much in common and couldn't stop talking to each other. It felt like we had known each other forever and it just felt right. The "just friends" turned into a friendship and a love like no other.

Each anniversary we spend with each other we recreate our first date. We grab some Starbucks teas and walk around Lake Storey. We normally drive up to the pavillion and start to walk the trails on the right. This time he decided he wanted to go left. As we begin walking a little further, I point to where we were and said "This is where you first told me you loved me" and he just gave me this look. He said that he had a gift for me and pulled out this beautiful handmade wooden potato that his father made for this very occasion out of his book bag. It had a red bow on top. He said "I remember one of our first conversations you mentioned that you loved potatoes so much that I could gift you one and you would be so happy" and he told me to remove the bow. As he helped me remove the bow he got down on one knee and inside of the potato was the most gorgeous ring and in that moment he proposed. I was so shell shocked. I didn't say anything for the longest time and when it finally hit me, I started crying like no other. I then realized that I had to answer him and said "Yes". We are so happy and excited to celebrate our next chapter in our lives with you! Looking forward to seeing you there!