Josh and I met in middle school originally. I can remember telling my best friend how cute "the new kid was in my homeroom" and I've been in love with him ever since I was 13 years old. Our first date was in 1999 at 9th grade homecoming. Over the years, we played golf together and our families are good friends so we often were at important events of each other's lives. He even caddied for me when I would play junior women's golf competitively. We first (finally!) dated in college but had a long distance relationship (before social media and FaceTime and when everyone had limited text messages). Life took us in different directions for a couple reasons, but we stayed friends and always were there for each other when something "big" happened in our lives one way or another. Always a support system, even if it was just a "happy birthday" or "I'm sorry about your dog". It just always seemed like we were barely missing each other. Over 3 years ago, we finally had an opportunity to sit down and have dinner together. It was like being around one of your old childhood friends, one of your best friends. He knew that as soon as we started talking, he wouldn't let me go this time around. We haven't been apart since that day and are just absolutely excited to finally get to say "I do!" and become Mr. and Mrs. Littlehales.