Our first date was a beautiful summer evening in 2018. On my way home to Almo, Kentucky I saw Kiley Stadtmiller in her truck turning from Chestnut to 12th St. I gave her a quick call and asked what she was up to for the evening. She then replied that she was working the gate at the Graves County Fair open horse show and told me to come show. I then agreed and quickly called up Max to see if he would want to meet at my house and attend the show. He must have driven wild, he made it to my house at the exact time I got showered and dressed. We then met up with Kiley and loaded up Fox, to head to the fair grounds. We all had an amazing evening and have gotten to grow so close ever since. We are truly thankful and blessed.
Almost a year later we got to spend my mother Diane and stepfather Mike's ten year wedding anniversary up at their farm in Pekin, Indiana. We hung out with friends and family around the corn hole boards and card tables listening to Matthew Austin Bell sing his little heart out. I had the idea to go down to the pond and try my hand at catching some of the "monsters" that reside in the hole. As I was catching just about every bait fish in the pond I noticed Max get down on his knee behind me, knowing the joker that he is I told him to cut it out. He kept trying to persuade me to turn around. If y'all know me, you know how stubborn I can be. I eventually spun around and saw that he for once, wasn't pulling my leg. I cried and we embraced, it was absolutely perfect.