We met at Publix in 2000 and became friends as we we’re friends with the same group of people. We were each with other people at the time but hung out occasionally as a circle was the same. Flash forward a few years with each having some heart lessons learned with failed relationships and we hung out just a little bit more. However being fresh off a broken engagement several family members advised me against being in another relationship so I watched as he gave his heart to another. Time past and we lost contact then as luck would have it Facebook flagged his account as a potential friend. I sent him a request and we reconnected even though he was in Iowa and I was in Florida. We began talking through messenger, text, & calls which helped rekindle the friendship. We ended up talking about visiting each other. He came to Florida and we spent some time together but then when he went home. We talked about me visiting him in Iowa and had many late night conversations. It became a routine to have a phone call before I went to bed with a goodnight text after we hung up and a Good Morning text when I woke up. He was working graveyard at the time so my Good Morning was his good night but we made it work. He changed jobs and I decided to overcome my fear of flying and go visit him in Iowa. Nice place to visit but Id never live there; gets to cold for this Florida girl. When I visited it basically sealed the deal that we were meant to be together. When he visited Florida that following February he gave me a promise ring but I told him then that I wasn’t going to move. Not sure what would come of it but hoping he would move back to Florida. That October he came back to Florida f for a visit we went on a double date with some friends and he was focused on his pockets an awful lot. When we got back to his mom’s house he proposed to me in her driveway; of course I said yes. Then The Covid pandemic hit which meant there was no flying to visit the other so we had to find ways to keep the flame going care packages and Hershey kisses for midnight New Years wishes. For my birthday last year 2021 Richard moved back to Florida and wedding planning begun. Now here we are just a couple months away from becoming Mr & Mrs Richard Preston in front of our family and friends. Blake & Gwen say it best with Nobody but you. I’m so glad that God blessed the broken roads that we both went down to lead us to each other.