Jay started following me on Instagram a few years ago and I never knew who he was until my sister asked me if someone by the name of “Jay-Reed” was following me and if I knew someone by the name of Jeremy Farris and I was like “no, I don’t recall that name but I do have someone who bothers me every day on Instagram who goes by Jay-Reed” (haha) and she then explained to me that, that was the guy who literally asked about me every single time that he would see my sister. Jay was close to my sister’s now husband back then and he would always tell my sister that if he ever got the chance to be with me, that he would marry me and make me his wife. I saw Jay for the first time back in 2012 or 2013 whenever I was working at a store called Maxway and our lives included other people at the time, so nothing ever happened until we met personally back in March of 2022. We had numerous conversations on Instagram up until we decided to exchange phone numbers and after the first night we met, we have been glued to each other ever since. We had our first date at Yard House on April 9th, 2022, and the chemistry was through the roof! The endless conversations and laughter made us both feel like we knew we had met our person. Within 6 months of being together, we moved in with each other. It wasn’t really an option, but we felt like it was meant to be and that we could teach each other in ways we wouldn’t have been able to in a two-home relationship. We share 4 kids together—three daughters that are biologically mine and one son that is biologically his. We all came together very easily and became the ideal, blended family. Of course, it wasn’t easy and there are still some days where it’s difficult with all the different personalities, but we just make it work somehow. We have been through so much together and we have grown to understand each other and have grown to love each other with no limitations.