We’re getting married!!

It’s funny how life circles back, isn’t it? Emilio and I, we were those inseparable kids at our hometown church, practically joined at the hip since we were seven. Every Sunday school class, every summer church camp, every youth group trip - we did it all together. Eight years of shared secrets, whispered dreams, and innocent crushes that neither of us ever admitted. Then life happened. Like ships passing in the night, Emilio joined the Navy, and I chased the Florida sunshine. Ten years. A whole decade of separate adventures, different paths, and new faces. We became different people, or so we thought. Hurricane Milton, of all things, played Cupid. October 2024, the storm hit, and out of the blue, Emilio’s name popped up on my phone. Just checking in, seeing if I was okay. That simple message unraveled a decade of distance. We talked for hours that night, catching up, reminiscing, and realizing that maybe, just maybe, some connections are too strong to be broken by time or distance. Seven months later of dating, he proposed. It’s rare, yeah, but it’s our treasure, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.