They met on the first day of 8th grade at the Madill Middle School in Mrs. Rushing's 1st hour literature class. Houston sat by the new girl, Hayley, and that was that. They were imprinted in each other's lives from that day on. November 23, 2015, they met up at Houston's home, where he made her an apple pie and she brought vanilla ice cream from her work. November 26, 2015. Thanksgiving. They began again. December 12, 2015. He said, 'I love you.' March 2017. They rented their first apartment together. June 27, 2017. She said, 'Yes.' August 8, 2017. They said, "I do." November 3, 2017. Their first addition to the family. Theodore Don Barthold. August 2018. They rented their first house together. January 11, 2019. Their second addition to the family. Grayson Daniels Barthold. August 6, 2022. They invite you to celebrate 5 years of a beautiful marriage with the wedding the never got to say the vows they've been saying every day since November 26, 2015.