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Olivia's Story It all started at Precious Pals Pre-school, it was love at first site. Maybe not quite pre-school. Garrett and I have been friends since we were younger. It wasn't until high school that we really became close friends. I can remember sophomore year, after class one day, he asked me out on a date and being the shy girl I am, I said no. He later asked me to the winter dance and again, I declined. During high school we would often hang out with our friends together. Finally our senior year I decided I was starting to like this guy and decided to give him a chance. So of course I had my sister text him to tell him how I felt. We then started "talking" as we would call it back then, and on November 25, 2014 after a basketball game we were sitting in his truck and he asked me to "officially" be his girlfriend. This time, I said yes! He then looked over at his friend in the truck beside us, who had told him to ask me, and gave him a thumbs up. I never planned on falling for Garrett because I knew he would be going to Iowa State for college, and long distance wasn't what I had in mind. We decided to try to stay together even though we were 8 hours away. It wasn't always easy but it was definitely worth it. On November 9, 2019 I said yes to forever and I can't wait to say the best yes yet, yes I DO!

Garrett’s story Olivia and I have known each other for almost our entire lives. We both grew up in Hagerstown and first “met” each other in Precious Pals preschool. We both went to elementary and high school together. Although I cannot remember it to this day, olivia remembers us being recess friends in second grade. I first became interested in Olivia as a sophomore in high school and over the course of the next two years I tried to get Olivia to go on a date with me. I couldn’t figure out how to get this cute girl to just get some fast food and trust me, I talked my buddies ears off trying to seal the deal. Finally, during football season of our senior year, Savannah texted me after a large group of kids went to eat after a game. She asked if I was interested in anyone particularly at the time, but when I said she already knew who that was she wouldn’t answer me until I was home because she didn’t want me to text and drive. That was the longest 10 minutes of my life! Olivia and I soon began dating and didn’t know what was ahead with me heading to Iowa State. I knew that I was in love with this amazing girl, and 8 hours was nothing to me. With frequent weekend trips home, lots of trust and love, and faith in our future through Jesus we made it 4 years apart. I’ve known since high school ended Olivia was the one for me and I am so happy to be blessed with marrying Olivia Houck!