Tjay heard of Sydney through a friend, reached out to her over social media, and got her number. From there, the two talked and started dating on July 8, 2017. At the beginning of the relationship, we were trying to see each other on the weekend or talk over the phone. With Sydney being in her first year at Wayne State, and Tjay a Senior in Neligh.

After a year of long distance, Tjay had planned on going to Wayne State for awhile, and it worked out that Sydney was already there. While in college, we lived with friends but got to see each other more often because we were in the same town. One of the favorite places the couple goes on dates is the movie theater. While in college, we got a cat together, Viper!

After Sydney graduated college in May 2021, she moved to Omaha, which meant we did long distance again. It was only for a year, and then Tjay graduated and moved to Omaha, and we moved in together in an apartment. We took a trip to Florida in August 2022 to celebrate us both being down with school! We also expanded our family that same year and got a puppy in November; his name is Ash.

WE GOT ENGAGED in September of 2023. Tjay and his best man Luke both surprised Sydney by taking her to the Holy Family Shrine, which is an all glass church by Gretna. Fun Fact: Tjay had a 103 degree fever that day. Then in October, we finally got another girl in the family and another cat; her name is Eevee. From there, we have been enjoying being engaged, hanging out with our fur babies, and planning the wedding!

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