“We’re getting married!”

We first met at Kroger when I first started working there. At first I thought I just annoyed Chris with my bubbly personality. Not knowing that that was just the way Chris was, the complete opposite of me. As the years progressed we started going on breaks together. Little did we know we both secretly liked each other. FIVE YEARS passed and still neither of us had enough gumption to tell each other how we felt. We continued going on breaks together, dating other people and learning so much about one another. One day on break we were discussing my leave from Kroger to begin school at Belmont University. I will never forget, later that day I was sitting at my friend Nick’s house and I get a message from Chris saying, “Your leaving again is going to break my heart (💔).” I remember sitting there reading that message repeatedly, telling Nick I didn’t believe it. Nick states I looked like a ghost because I was so shocked. From that one message I thought, “Maybe he does like me?” Little did I know right? Later that year, my grandmother became sick with stage four lung cancer. Chris’s friendship was the one I turned to when she lost her battle. Making our friendship even stronger, talking more throughout the day and seeing each other outside of work. One day Chris asks, “So, what are we doing? Are we friends, more or what?” That’s when it all began. During that conversation we learned that we both secretly had feelings for each other but was too chicken to speak up. From that day we have grown as a couple. From becoming best friends, falling in love, to exploring new places and now planning our dream wedding. So as a tip to others, don’t wait FIVE YEARS to tell someone how you feel. You may miss out on the one God had intended for you.