Landon and I had just started high school--I was a sophomore and he had just started his freshman year. We began talking frequently and making an effort to bump into each other at football practice (I was a manager and he was a player). After just a couple of months Landon had pulled me aside at a football game and asked "Do you want to change your status on Facebook from single to in a relationship?" Well, the rest is history. Landon and I navigated awkward high school years together. I was at every football game, baseball game, pep rally, etc. with his number painted on my cheek and he supported me through student council positions, academics and all of the challenges of being in high school. We were a team. We are a team. High school had flown by and with just a few months before I left for Baylor, we decided that we were in this for the long haul. We swung on the swings at the local park and promised to support, respect and learn alongside each other as I left for college. Again, the rest is history. After four years of traveling the country to watch baseball, late night road trips because one of us had a bad day, MLB drafts, college graduation and tearful goodbyes distance was over and we were finally taking on life together in the same place. I graduated from Baylor, Landon thrived in friendships, academics and baseball at Weatherford College and it was time to pack up and move to Knoxville, Tn. Little did I know, Landon and I would not be moving to Tennessee as boyfriend and girlfriend, but as a newly engaged couple! We have made countless memories in Knoxville and continue to love and support each other daily. Growth, balance, challenge and laughter are the words I would use to describe the last seven years. We have chosen each other every single day for almost a decade and will continue to do that until the Lord calls us home!