Chase and I met in Elementary School in Herington, KS. I still remember the bike rides around town with our friends. Chase moved away in 3rd grade and I stayed in Herington. If it wasn't for social media, aka Facebook and mutual friends, I am not sure Chase and I would have crossed paths again. He had went on to college in Manhattan and myself to Washburn in Topeka, and we had not seen each other nor spoke since he had moved away back in 3rd grade. January 2016, I had posted a picture of myself on Facebook. Chase had liked the picture and I had sent him a message asking how he had been (if you let him tell the story he tells people I slid into his DM's... ). We had talked everyday and hung out quite a bit after that. We started dating March 24, 2016 and about 4 and a half years later, he finally popped the question on August 7, 2020.

To say Shayna was shocked would be an understatement. It was normal for Chase to plan spur of the moment, pack the cooler and go trips, and that's exactly what he did. Chase purposed to Shayna at his grandparents pasture, which was also the first time they had been there together.