December 7th, 2018 - We met on Amanda's first day of work at a company Jake had been with for a few years. Thank you, Speedtech Lights! February 15th, 2019 - A group of co-workers were going to a local arcade for Happy Hour. This was the night we first clicked over drinks, spicy fried pickles, dancing & laughs February 20th, 2019 - Our first date! While at work, Amanda mentioned to Jake "I could use a glass of wine" (which if you know Amanda, that's not an uncommon saying!) Jake asked Amanda out for that evening at a local Wine Bar. We talked about our lives thus far, bonded over a mutual hatred of roaches, & ended the evening with our first kiss. March 14th, 2019 - After a long day of helping Amanda move into her new apartment, Jake (cheesily) wrote on a napkin "Will you be my girlfriend?" and nonchalantly passed it to Amanda after sitting down on her makeshift, temporary, air mattress "couch". May 25th, 2021 - After 2 years of dating, moving twice, tons of adventures & travel, surviving a pandemic, an epic snowstorm without power for 4 days, and countless other trials and joyous moments, Jake asked Amanda to marry him on the beach in South Padre Island. Much the same as the initial dating "proposal" it was simple, casual, and exactly what our relationship has always been - full of love, laughter, tears, and excitement.