We met in 1999 while working at Bushkill Park for the summer, a small amusement park in Easton. Jess was going to be a sophomore in college and Mike was about to be a junior in high school. They had a fun summer together, but slowly lost touch through the following year. In 2011, both of them had joined the dating website eHarmony and ended up getting matched. They dated off and on the next 11 years, and finally got engaged in 2022. It was a surprise present for Mike's 40th birthday!