J & M

John David and I both attended the University of Alabama to become teachers. We graduated from the College of Education in 2023, but even though we were in the same program, we didn’t meet until just two days before graduation. It all happened at the last Wine Wednesday of the semester. I was there with several friends I had met through the College of Education, and John David was persuaded by his friends to come. I had actually recognized him before—he was one of the few guys in the room where everyone completing edTPA would meet—but I hadn’t thought much of it at the time. That night, I noticed him and, on a whim, dared him to go talk to one of my friends. To my surprise, he wanted to talk to me instead. From that moment, we clicked. Two days later, we graduated—and we’ve been inseparable ever since!