The first time we met was on 4th of July. We were all supposed to watch fireworks together, and by “all” I mean my friend Ricci, her boyfriend Brandon, Kalin, and Brandon’s family. That night Remington and I were definitely not ready for what was about to be our life. We ended up not making it to Kalin and Brandon’s family so we went to eat instead. Denny’s was what was on the menu while Joe and his family tricked brandon into thinking they were going somewhere else. They ended up showing up to Denny’s, and sat in the booth right next to us. That was the first time Ricci had met Brandon’s family, and I felt awkward because that wasn’t my family to meet. When they first walked in there was Joe, Brandon’s older brother. Sarah, with two little girls attached to her hip, and little Joey cooking in the womb. Kalin was apart of the group too, he wore dirty jeans, a t-shirt, and cowboy boots. Living in Prescott you know just about all walks of life, so Kalin to me just looked like some dirty cowboy with no job, and just partied all the time. I noticed he was pretty tall. I thought he was cute, but not enough to start a conversation. 😂 if we’re going to be honest. Anyways, he was definitely a jokester. At the dinner we all met and went our separate ways. After the dinner Ricci and Brandon informed me I should start talking to Kalin. I was iffy about it because I had a young kid, and that’s a lot in itself. He was persistent on hanging out. He lived about 30-35 minutes from where I lived, but almost everyday we both would make our way to each other’s houses. Our relationship was unexpected. He grew to love me and Remi as his own, and I grew to understand how hard working, and loving he really was. Today, we never thought we would be where we are today, and that’s what I love about our story. We bought a house together, added another baby, and more dogs. 😂 We were never really looking, but I’m definitely ok with our outcome. I can now say I have found “my person”.💛