Emily and I first met in December of 2017 at our church in San Antonio, Texas. I had just come back for a short visit after my sophomore fall semester in college and attended church with my family. However, we didn't really get to know each other until the following December, when I saw Emily at church and invited her to come to the Sunday School Christmas party that night. She hadn't planned on going originally, so I gave her a ride and we just hung out at the party. Afterward, I drove her home and we just talked about all sorts of things. I pulled up into her driveway (only to realize later that it was actually her neighbors), and we just continued talking about life and what had been happening to each of us recently. After switching driveways and forgetting to walk her up to her door, I went home and didn't think much about it. It wasn't till a few days later that I thought to myself, "Wow, she was pretty cool and I think I'd like to get to know her a bit better." Thankfully, her sister Kendall and my youngest sister Ruth were best friends, and Ruth had invited Kendall to her piano recital on Saturday. Emily drove Kendall to the recital, and I somewhat awkwardly asked Emily if she'd like to get coffee after church the next day. She said that she would like that, and we ended up grabbing lunch at Chuy's. We spent a lot of time together over my Christmas break, and I ended up asking her to be my girlfriend the night before I flew back for my spring semester of college. After dating for about seven months, she said yes to the ring in her living room and the rest is history.