We met through CJ's cousin Sonia who just happens to be my mom's best friend and a close friend of mine. She gave me his number since I was moving to OKC for nursing school and wanted me to have a friend there. I had previously met CJ's parents at Sonia's house and had shots with them so I didn't think anything of it when she sent me his number. Fast forward a few months...I ended up meeting him up at the Collective where he works his side job as security. I was with a friend and I thought he was cute but wasn't looking for anything at the time. He sent us some drinks and we chatted. I remember thinking how good of a smile he had and how easy it was to talk to him. As he will tell you in his version...he tried to talk to me and we even went on a date...although I didn't know it was one at the time. But in the end I was too stressed out with nursing school and working nights that I ended up putting a halt to our "talking"...he says I ghosted him but that's a lie...I never didn't respond just had shorter responses :). Fast forward a few more years. We still kept in touch and I ended up moving down the street from him. He says I was stalking him...lies...I wasn't even looking in Moore because you know TORNADO ALLEY!!! Anyway once I moved in we started to hang out more and just talk as friends. I would take care of Diego and he would take care of my parents dogs when I had them or bring my numerous Amazon packages in the house. Slowly I started to fall...I loved our night chats on my back porch or our snapchats at 2am when he was bouncing and I was at work. Everyone could tell we were falling but us. Right before my 31st birthday I started to realize that I didn't want him to get a girlfriend because then our relationship would have to change and we would have our deep conversions anymore. That's when I decided I was going to see if there was anything there if it didn't work out at least I tried. I was going to invite him over for dinner and see where it went. Well plans changed and he invited me out to watch his buddy's band. I thought we were going with a group of people but it ended up just being us. So a few beers in and he ends up talking about how I had ghosted him all those years back and I end up apologizing and said I was stupid. Next thing you know it he is kissing me and we are dating. I had been in love with him longer than I knew it just took my mind to catch up. I am beyond ecstatic to be marrying my best friend and the man I have been praying for for all these years. Love you always and forever CJ!