We met each other in high school Spanish class. After a school year of being "just friends" our first date was the following summer at the Creamery. We fell for each other and dated for over a year. We had time of personal growth and new adventures, then made our way back to each other. Reuniting with each other has been the best choice we have ever made! We have grown immensely together in our faith and built our relationship foundation on the Lord. We have been on many fun and exciting trips including multiple trips to Mohican and a family trip to Gatlinburg. Some things we enjoy doing together include camping, hiking, going on picnics, cooking, thrifting, and cuddling up to watch movies. We have been each others rock through tough moments especially during the loss of my mom. We keep each other accountable and motivate one another with everything big and small. Drake caught me by surprise on Thanksgiving day. We were enjoying the celebration with his side of the family when we went outside for a scavenger hunt. We were searching for two boxes. His family had rigged the scavenger hunt for him to find the box. I was excited and distracted by the bag of chips that had been left from a summer gathering. Drake announced he found the first box and wanted me to come take a look. The miss goody two shoes within me told him the rules were to wait until both boxes were found to look inside. The other box was found and we gathered around as Drake revealed what was inside his box. He pulled out the ring and explained how excited he was to spend the rest of our lives together and finally he asked me to marry him. Afterwards we quite literally were jumping with excitement. We can’t wait for the big day and we appreciate everyone who has taken part in our love story.