It all started at Orange Park Junior high in the smelly gym. In the spring at about five in the evening every Friday night we would meet there with the group that we volunteered with. Derek and I volunteered with Special Olympics for many years together. Each Friday night that past we talked more and more, it all started from our love of volunteering to help others. We soon exchanged numbers and began to talk and spend more time together. We went on a couple of dates (the first of which I didn't think it was actually a date) and we began to fall in love with each other. The hours spent together turned into days, which turned into months, which turned into years..... and the rest is history.