"Sure, I'll give it a shot," they both thought. Jessica has always been traditional and pictured meeting her future husband without technological intervention, but when a friend told her to try out Coffee Meets Bagel (a dating app) she thought she would give it a go. Jon-Erik's best friend met his girlfriend through the app, so why not give it a try. The dating app life was slow going for several months, until one day they “Connected”. Her name was Jessica, a coffee addicted, family oriented, DIY project loving, animal adoring small town woman living in the big city. His name was Jon-Erik, a super chill, nerdy, musical third grade teacher who pours into his students and is excited at the prospect of being a father one day. Jon-Erik hyped himself up and messaged her for the first time: Him - Well hello there, Jessica :) nice to meet you! So how many cups of coffee have you had today? haha Her - Hey there Jon-Erik!! It's great to meet you. I am only on my second cup of coffee, but I'm also on vacation so I don't need the constant flow of caffeine running through my veins lol. Their conversation came so easily from that point on. Ten days later they'd have their first date - Painting with a Twist, where they would exchange their paintings with one another. “Did I really just have a date with a stranger this beautiful, funny, and intelligent?" he thought. Jessica immediately called her friends and gushed about how she had an amazing first date with a cute, kind, and fun guy from Sugar Land, who took her painting home! Jon-Erik was so sure he would keep seeing her that he bought two tickets to Les Miserables...which wasn't showing for another two months. Their relationship began to blossom over their love of the Lord, shared desires for their future, and Skip-Bo. Seven weeks after their first date Jon-Erik asked Jessica to be his girlfriend. “Finally!” she thought. He wouldn't propose to her for another 294 days, but they knew they were meant to be.