We met in March of 2021. It didn't take long for us to know that we were interested in each other, and what we mean is that I,Hannah, was interested in Gage the very first day we met. A couple weeks later, I invited Gage to go to the Good Friday service at church. Once it was over, Gage asked me to go to IHop. From there we started to hang out often by going on hikes and going to church events. Fast forward to June 24, 2021. Gage and I planned to go hiking at Byers Woods in Ashland, which was our go-to place. We took our usual route and ended up at the overlook. Gage already had dinner set up and roses on the picnic table. After we finished eating, Gage told me to carve a cross into the wood. When I went over to him, I looked down and there was "will you be my girlfriend? - Gage" already carved into the wood. From there, I believe all of the happy times and all of the discouraging times we've gone through together has been preparing us for the rest of our lives.