We met in Yosemite California at a Bible conference in 2023. I met her once before at a church conference but didn’t remember it because I was so occupied with hanging out with the saints. While we were in Yosemite a group of 30 people from my church decided to go on a hike to lower Yosemite Falls. We decided to bike there first and someone got lost along the way. Jael was in the group with us but I didn’t know it at the time and I made a pretty amazing joke about the person being lost and not one person in our group laughed. I was shook, I mean I was throwing out gold and no one picked it up, or so I thought! I heard an unfamiliar laugh behind me so I turned around to see who it was and bam! There she was.I remember thinking to myself, "oh yeah, she gets my fine taste in humor". After that I pursued her with every ounce of chocolate that I am. I even made the mistake of not asking her to marry me sooner. I thought three days was way too long so I asked on the fourth day in Yosemite. She didn't say yes, but she didn't say no and eventually she caved and now we are getting married!