Ross and I go way back! Like...awkward-haircuts-and-braces back. We first met in 7th grade after I’d just moved from Texas to Kansas and started at Salina South Middle. I was the new kid trying to figure things out, and somehow, in the middle of shared classes and meeting new friends, Ross and I found each other! Somewhere along the way, Ross became my middle school boyfriend( shhh, please don’t tell my parents — I’m still not sure they ever found out!) — and fun fact: he was actually my first kiss! (cue the butterflies) Now, years later, here we are — three dogs later and entirely in the middle of our wild, wonderful life together. Forever and ever.