Thomas and Kaitlyn met through social media in May of 2020. They both were working night shift at the time and talked on the phone for hours. By the time they had their first date in July of 2020, the two had been speaking for three months. Fast forward to January 2021, Thomas and Kaitlyn went on their first trip together to Boone. While on a icy hike to the Linville Falls, Thomas asked Kaitlyn to be his girlfriend. In February 2021, Thomas left for a 8 month long deployment, where he went to Spain, Greece, Kuwait, Georgia, Jordan, and Afghanistan. In September 2021, the couple was reunited and began planning the next part of their journey. In January 2022, Thomas and Kaitlyn moved to Boone, NC where Thomas began the lineman course at Lenoir Community College and Kaitlyn started her teaching career at Collettsville School teaching first grade. On a whim in May of 2022, Thomas and Kaitlyn decided to look on Craigslist for a dog and found a German Shepherd litter. That is where they found 8 week old male Sable German Shepherd, who they named Whiskey. Shortly after welcoming Whiskey into their lives, Thomas finished his program and Kaitlyn finished her first teaching job. In June 2022, the couple moved to Virginia Beach, VA to start a new chapter. In VA, Thomas started his job at Dominion Energy as a Groundman and Kaitlyn would be starting the 2022-2023 school year as a second grade teacher at Moyock Elementary School in North Carolina. Fast forward to 2023, the couple began looking to buy their first home. They looked at many and went to many open houses. They finally found the one that they could not live without. Lo and behold, their prayers were answered. They bought their first house in Chesapeake, NC in April 2023, the same day that Thomas asked Kaitlyn to marry him. In June 2023, the couple brought home their second fur baby, a golden retriever named Tennessee. Thomas and Kaitlyn are beyond elated to begin their next adventures.