During my freshman year, I was playing "cupid" with a couple of my friends and if you know me at all, you know that I can be a little extra when it comes to setting my friends up. So as I sat there scrolling through Bethel's baseball roster, I came across Brandon Diss. I immediately said to my friend, "oooh he's cute... you should go for him!!" Little did I know, I was trying to set my future husband up with one of my best friends. About a week later, I saw Brandon in person for the first time. I remember stopping in my tracks and thinking, "wait a minute. Why am I trying to set my friend up with this guy when he's practically perfect for me?" I felt an instant attraction to him and I just knew I would have to get to know him. After this moment, I saw Brandon EVERYWHERE. It was almost as if fate was taking over and giving me multiple chances to talk to him. I never found the courage... Then, one night, I was talking to my friend, Nate, when he told me that he knew someone that was interested in me. I begged him for hours to tell me who until finally he gave me a hint. He said, "I'm not telling you who but I can tell you that he's on the baseball team." It was almost embarrassing how fast I responded, "Is it Brandon Diss?!?!" He was a little shocked that I guessed it right but deep down, I was just hoping it was him. A couple weeks later, I FINALLY got a message from Brandon. I was so excited and I remember staying up all night just to talk to him. We agreed that we would go on a date the next day. It was an instant connection and we made it official on May 23, 2017. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world because I not only got Brandon as my first boyfriend, but I also got him as my last. I can't wait to marry you, Brandon Diss!

When thinking back on how I met this crazy, beautiful, wonderful girl I get to soon call my wife, we first have to go back to our freshman year. My earliest memory of seeing Hailey for the first time was actually during a baseball game. I remember all of the softball girls would come and watch the games for a little bit. I was on third base, and I looked into the stands and she was the first one I saw. After seeing her a few times, I still couldn't get the guts to just go up and talk to her. So of course, my style was to talk to one of my friends in a class that I knew ran around with her friend group. Once I found out that she also noticed me, I finally got the courage to say something to her....through a twitter DM. I was on my way home from a baseball game, sweating, heart pounding, but I finally did it. Who would have thought that a simple sentence saying how weird it was for me to DM someone asking them for their number would eventually lead me to my future wife. The rest after that is history. A couple dates here and there lead to something great. Looking back on it, I bet everyone was annoyed with me for how much I spoke about this girl, but when they finally met her, it was easy to see why. I love you so much Hailey Nicole, and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you.