We are FINALLY getting married!!

Jeffrey and I met through our mothers. They worked together so they forced us to hangout with each other. The summer before 7th grade We were almost always together. We would go to the pool, the lake, or just each others houses. When we were not together Jeffrey would call me on the landline. Yes before we were allowed to have cell phones LOL. Anyways school was starting and we broke up. We went to different schools and so I guess I thought I would not see him anymore. All through high school we would see each other in the community and make awkward small talk. He got my number and we would talk here and there. It was our senior year when we started talking again. We met up at his mom & step dads wedding. Jeffrey tried flirting with me, but was too nervous to actually say anything nice. I remember he ended up calling me a “hooker.” I just walked off. We ended up talking for hours after that. We then talked for a few months when he finally asked me to be his girlfriend. Obviously I said yes. I have always loved this man, even when we were kids. Those feelings never changed. I literally felt my heart skip a beat when he finally asked me to be his girl. When I was 17 the boy of my dreams proposed to me. He gave me a superman teddy bear from build a bear! In that bear it had a beautiful ring in it! I once again obviously said yes. However, I was just starting college, therefore we put off getting married. Well it’s been 8 years since we promised each other one day we would get married. After work 7/12/2020 Jeffrey saw a banner that I made. ( I was asking him to Marry me.) He began laughing. He gets down on one knee and pulls out a ring. Apparently he was planning on reproposing to me on my birthday. ANYWAYS.. We then began planning our wedding!

One of the first times I remember seeing my love? I was 12, hooping at coggin park, obviously on the way to a triple double, when I saw her walk by on the track. Our moms were friends, so we hung out a lot that summer. And then school started, and for quite a few years I just thought she was the one that got away. We talked here and there over the years, but I was never brave enough to actually ask her out or to be my gf 🤦‍♂️ She was always the one girl that made me nervous as hell. Senior year my mom got married and our families were both at the wedding. I remember thinking how beautiful she was but I panicked and was not smooth at all😂 Fast forward to basketball season and we had a game in Bangs. Waiting for our game I noticed Karina sitting pretty (literally) on the bench. I finally started texting her and somehow got the courage to ask her out, her response was “dang already”😅 but she gave me a shot and I guess the rest is history. We grew together and became close almost instantly. Over the years she has helped me in so many ways to find myself and saved me in more ways than she will ever know 💜