We met at work (Middlebranch Elementary School) over the summer of 2017. Kelsey was moving into her kindergarten classroom, and Travis was working as the custodian. Travis came in to introduce himself to the "new kindergarten teacher." Over the next seven months, their friendship grew as they talked after school. By February 2018, Travis got the courage to ask Kelsey on their first date! He took her to the Akron Art Museum, where they enjoyed naming all the “untiled” works of art. This was when Kelsey finally got to see Travis’s sense of hunor shine through.
Travis proposed to Kelsey on December 24, 2018 after Christmas Eve service. He decorated her whole living room with pink roses and lit candles. He proposed to Kelsey with his mother's engagement ring, and it was the perfect night.