I never thought I would find my husband on a dating app, but here we are. We matched on Bumble over Christmas break in 2022 and started talking and FaceTiming regularly. We planned to meet in Texas before I flew back to Georgia for school, but our flights missed each other by a couple of hours! Despite this, we continued talking and it wasn't long before Ben bought a plane ticket to Savannah to visit me! We spent the weekend exploring the city and developed a bond so special that we both knew our relationship was something worth pursuing seriously. Thus began our long-distance journey during my school semesters. Ben visited me again in Savannah before my semester ended, and then I flew home to Texas to spend the summer with him. Soon enough (probably too soon for my parents' sanity), Ben took me to meet his family in Arizona and PROPOSED at the Grand Canyon!

Ben and I were spending the week at his parent's house so I could meet his family. One evening we took a family road trip to the Grand Canyon. Before getting in the car I asked Ben if we should wear something nice so we could take photos together. Ben in his Vans T-shirt said, "No you can just wear whatever", so I wore leggings, a T-shirt, and NO NAILS DONE to the Grand Canyon. I knew Ben was thinking of proposing sometime soon but I did not think he was going to do it on this family road trip haha. After looking around and eating dinner Ben started walking me towards a lookout. Ben's younger siblings Penelope and Oliver were following close behind with their loud flip-flops while their mom was calling them back to her. Ben and I made it to the end and took in the view with the wind in our hair. Ben started standing behind me and I got a little suspicious. He took a photo of me then led me up the path, past his family, and climbed onto a rock where we both sat and watched the sunset. We took photos and videos then Ben told me to take a video of the view. I started recording then he placed the ring in front of the camera and I nearly dropped my phone down the canyon. He asked me to marry him and of course, I said YES :)