The first time Josh and I met was at church, where he got roped into showing me to the right class since we were in the same age group. He took me with and I sat next to him, unsure about anyone else and feeling a little lost. After thinking maybe I should break the slightly awkward silence that lasted between us the whole way by saying thank you, I wimped out and didn't say a single word... And neither did he! A week or two after, I saw him at a youth activity. All I could think was how cute he was, and by the end of the night I asked one of the other girls that knew him for his number. I texted him and next thing you know we had our first date a day later!

After about six months of dating and lots of passing jokes about marriage, we walked into a ring store and started looking at rings-almost more just for fun than being serious! And a couple months after that I picked out a ring I loved! He picked it up while I was working and waited until he found a time that felt right. He took me to a bridge over the Missouri River one night with all the lights from the city reflecting in the water, and asked me if I would marry him! Of course I said yes!