As is often the case, Ashley and I met at work. I began to notice that the cute, short haired girl in a leather jacket was giving me a face full of teeth when she smiled hello. Sometimes she would smile so big that it looked like she grew an inch while I was looking at her. "Is that girl into me?" I wondered. I could tell she loved my beard but still, I decided I needed a plan. I would ask to join her on one of her walks, awkwardly send her my number (which she totally called me out on) and then talk or text with her everyday for like... 9 months. All the while building up a foundation for a great first date. I asked her to be my girlfriend the day before Halloween 2016 and asked her to be my wife the day before Christmas 2017. Ashley Danielle VanSolkema is going to be my wife on 10/6/2018 and I'm very excited. - Brock