Caden and I met when we were kids. Our parents were really great friends and would hang out all the time. Caden and I were 6 years old when we met and played together as kids. A few years later he moved to Pennsylvania to be with his grandparents, we both went on with our lives and kept in touch every here and there. 6 years later his family moved back from Pennsylvania and our parents wanted to hang out again so I went as well. Caden and I were close friends for a few months and were very comfortable with each other and got to know each other again as teenagers. Apparently, my mom was telling me that Caden was eyeing me down the entire time and she thought he had a "thing" for me because of the way he was looking at me. Caden and I started secretly talking to each other more than friends and become super close romantically. Caden asked me to be his girlfriend in a treehouse, and from then we just had a lot of love for each other. Knowing each other from a young age had an advantage in our relationship. Our first date was at cheddars and from there we dated long distance, I lived an hour away and we saw each other once a week. We knew from early on we were meant to be, with lots of prayer and encouragement from family I knew he was the one. Caden Proposed June 11, 2021, at scissortail park downtown OKC. We were supposed to get married on January 8, 2023, but unexpectedly Caden's dad got sick and Caden and I got married on January 22, 2022, in his parent's living room just days before his dad's passing. Caden and I are celebrating our marriage at Merrick Hollow and will leave a special place for his dad to be there in spirit.