Well, as some of you may know Trace and I did not meet in a conventional way. Trace and I found love in a hopeless place; many of you know it as Tinder. We matched on the app in 2021 and it was love at first swipe! Well, we thought it was at least. We dated for a while and eventually I decided to move to Mobile, AL. Trace decided to join me, but being twenty and wanting a fresh start I decided to go separate ways. We both had a lot of maturing to do, so I thought it was the best decision. I soon after regretted it... Over the two and a half years I lived in Mobile, AL I could not get him out of my mind. We hung out twice in that time. The last time I saw him while living in Mobile I told him how much of a mistake I made and that I knew it was him. I knew that he was the one I wanted to marry, and how much reflecting I had done in the time we spent apart. This ultimately terrified him... As it should, who blurts a revelation like that out to someone they haven't seen in months! Now I was heart broken and moreover understood how Trace must have felt when I broke his heart. That was the last time I saw Trace while I lived in Mobile; I LITERALLY could not find this man anywhere!!! I ended up graduating in December of 2023 and moving back home to Tupelo, MS. I had no idea where Trace was or if he had even thought about me. In early 2024 I was asked by one of my good friends, "How did you get over your biggest love?" I answered honestly with, "I never have." That night I decided this would be my last time I would reach out to Trace. I texted him after not speaking to him in over two years and thank God he answered. I text him and I quote, "Hey, I'm not sure why, but I've been thinking about you today and I hope you're doing well. I know we haven't spoken in a very long time but I felt some urge to text you so I thought I would," I sent this knowing good and well why I texted him... We texted back and forth and I eventually found out he was planning on moving back to Memphis, TN. I was more than excited because I knew an hour drive was much better than an almost five hour drive. I eventually came down to Mobile and we went out to lunch. I was so nervous before he arrived to pick me up, but that feeling soon went away. It genuinely felt like an old friend, there was no awkwardness or nervousness. It felt like we had spent no time apart; definitely not over two years. Leaving Mobile that weekend made me wonder if we could work again. Trace eventually left Mobile and we were together basically everyday. Trace ended up moving to Mississippi, so we did not have to keep driving an hour to each other. Trace and I will be the first ones to tell you we were not going to let anything come between us again. I finally had him back and I knew how much we both had grown. We both know that yes it would have been great if we never broke up in the past, but we wouldn't change anything. Those three years we learned who we were and what we wanted out of the future. We dated for around six months before Trace asked me to marry him. We are so excited to be celebrating our love story with you guys!