October 18th, 2010 Breven laced up his Vans, threw his packed lunch into his Dakine backpack, and boarded his mother’s Nissan Armada for another typical day in the 5th grade... or so he thought. He would’ve packed a lot more than a sandwich and a couple of pencils if he had known this day would be the commencement of a 14-year pursuit. It was approximately 12:45pm during 2nd recess that Breven fixed his gaze upon Eliza for the first time. There she was, a 6th grader sitting adjacent to the sport courts dressed head to toe in Juicy Couture. Breven nearly collapsed, completely thunderstruck. For him it was love at first sight, while for Eliza it was going to take nearly a decade and a half worth of convincing. Throughout their remaining years in school together they shared many conversations and laughs, Eliza thought Breven was the funniest person she had ever met. Credited to mutual friends and divine intervention, their relationship continued to strengthen as they found themselves in shared classes and family vacations to Canada, Hawaii and Utah. During these years they considered each other good friends but nothing more. While Breven still held Eliza very highly, he had it on good authority that she wasn’t interested in anything more. Though we may never know for sure, it might’ve been Breven’s arrest and frequent visits with the principle that kept the studious, well-mannered Eliza at bay. Breven’s first glimmer of hope was his senior year of high school with Eliza attending her freshman year at Pepperdine University. That year, the two of them wound up in Utah for New Years. There, Eliza first felt sparks for Breven. Breven likes to attribute it to her having just enough champagne and bonking her head on a pool table but deep down, something was kindling in Eliza’s heart. It also could have been Breven’s ability to ski backwards, or his capacity to fix anything, but for the first time she noticed him as more than a friend. However, after the trip, Breven and Eliza went their separate ways again with 1000 miles between them. In the 4th quarter of his junior year at Whitworth University, Breven found himself down bad. With the China Virus in full effect, and no potential dates on the horizon, he decided it was time for a Hail Mary. Just days prior to the state lockdown, Breven went to the barber shop and traded his luscious head of hair for a mullet that closely resembled the mane of a stallion. At first, outside of a few compliments and fist bumps (primarily from other men) the results were rather underwhelming. However, on April 18th, exactly 40 days after the cut, Eliza texted Breven inquiring about his mullet. Hook, line and sinker. This text sparked more consistent conversation than ever before. Then in the summer of 2021 both Breven and Eliza attended Watershed music festival, where dreams come true. With the help of cold beer and wingman Mason Root, (who fell for Eliza's cousin/wingwoman Alexa) it was quickly discovered that the stars were aligned and the two had feelings for each other. Along with some prayer, one tough breakup and the goodness of God, they fell in love and have been dating ever since. Eliza is Breven’s dream girl and Breven is Eliza’s angel on earth. With joy they are looking forward to spending the rest of their lives together doing the Lord’s work.