"I first saw Adison in the cafeteria at our high school, Blessed Trinity. She was sitting with a few of her girlfriends and also with a few guys I played football with. At the time, I was only a 14 year old freshman and she was a sophomore. I was called over to the table she was sitting at and began speaking with some of the fellas. One of them made a comment that made Adison blush and I remember thinking that she was the cutest girl I had ever seen. After that, I would smile at her in the hallways and say hello but nothing more. Fast forward a year, I somehow ended up with Adison's number. I was so excited and began talking to her, trying to be cool since she was older than me. I really didn't know much about her, but I thought she was so beautiful. I immaturely thought she was a "dumb blonde" but boy was I wrong. She was in all higher level courses. The more I learned about her, the more I realized how special she was. Football Fridays would come around and I would try to impress her on the field and wink at her in between plays. Our high school years are something I will always be grateful for. One of our first challenges was when Adie left for college. People said we wouldn't make it but I think we both always knew we would. We tried to give each other space for a semester of Adison's first year in college, but we realized being together was worth more to us than being apart. I moved to Florida for school that summer and our relationship grew in ways we never expected. We saw each other every chance we could. Stories in Auburn and Orlando will be with us forever. Even though we were hundreds of miles apart, we still felt close. We truly learned to appreciate our time together during our college years. Now we are both back together in Georgia. We are so excited to start the next stage of our lives together as a married couple and we hope y'all can make it down to Amelia Island to celebrate!" Patrick