Drake and I met for the first time in passing just outside of our High School. Drake was the new kid in town as his dad was our new superintendent, and he had quickly become good friends with a lot of my guy friends. We exchanged names and Hello's, and went our separate ways to practice, I to volleyball and Drake to football. It wasn't until after the first volleyball match of the season, at a friends shed, that we actually talked for the first time. I was one of the last people to show up to the "after party". When I walked in to the shed, all of the spots on the chairs/couches were taken, but some of the arms of the chairs/couches were still open. Well, Drake was sitting in the chair and I decided to go out of my comfort zone and sit on the arm of his chair and try to get to know the good looking new kid. Drake and I talked the entire night, and I left thinking, wow, what an amazing guy. Little did I know, he was thinking the same about me. Later that night, after I got home, his sister Kelsi texted me saying her and Drake talked about me their entire drive home. She proceeded to give him my number and he asked, "Should I text right now?" Well considering it was midnight, Kelsi said, "No, not right now, that would be creepy. At least wait until noon tomorrow." Well, no joke, 12:01 the next day I received a text from Drake. On October 1st, 2011, Drake asked me to be his girlfriend and the rest is history!

I'm going to let Drake tell this one because it is quite a story... The story was too long to fit on here, so here is an attachment to the story. Just copy and paste the URL. It is a long story, but SO worth the read!! https://1drv.ms/w/s!AsFI2g3LIo4EdxZ9HU15oYOHLno