Travis and Jolie met through the magic of social media. After finding her through a mutually-followed account, Travis sent Jolie a follow request. Jolie, unsure about connecting with a stranger, hesitantly accepted. After receiving a couple messages from Travis, she responded, and the rest is history. They DM'ed for several days, which led to text messages, and then several-hours-long phone calls. Their first date was bowling and pizza, which began a streak of competition - bowling, Putt Putt, Uno, etc. Jolie has yet to beat Travis at Connect Four. They've been inseparable since summer 2018.

After a busy year, a vacation was needed! We went to Atlantic Beach, NC for a weekend trip. Not much was planned besides relaxing on the beach and taking a sunset ferry from Beaufort to Shackleford Banks to try to see the wild ponies and find some shells. We arrived on the Banks and walked along the shore for a bit. We climbed up a dune, supposedly to try to find the ponies. Travis noticed a man with a camera nearby, and asked him to take a picture. After giving the man a brief heads up, instead of posing for a picture, Travis turned to Jolie, and after a moment of trying to find the box in his backpack, proposed on a dune overlooking the ocean. Luckily our friend the camera man captured the whole moment on video! Our ferry captain announced the good news on the way back, to the delight of the rest of our ferry riders.