Zach and I worked at the same place at the best university in the country, The Rec Center at Texas A&M University (WHOOP!). On my VERY last day of work before leaving the rec I had my FIRST shift with Zach. Working at the rec usually felt like hours behind a desk but this day was soooo different! Zach and I talked the entire shift which made hours feel like minutes. I immediately knew that Zach was someone I wanted to get to know better and had a MAJOR crush. After that shift, I found Zach through mutual friends on social media but unfortunately lost touch. Over the years I saw all his cute posts of him hunting and fishing and going on adventures with friends and began missing that conversation we had that one morning at the Rec. Fast forward two years, Zach and I reconnected thanks to two of our best friends, Alex and Brehnam, who ran into each other at the gates of the north (if you know you know) and we happened to be there with them. And let me tell you I had ALL the butterflies and did not even know if he remembered me! He did and we ended up talking a while. This was right before the Christmas holiday and we ended up talking throughout the whole break. That Christmas I finally told my family about this cute boy I liked at A&M! That January, I went on a study abroad to Brazil, and before leaving, Zach told me he “couldn't let me leave the country without taking me on a date”. HOW CUTE. He drove from his family home to the Houston airport area to take me to get coffee at 7 AM just to rekindle whatever spark we had two years prior, and it worked! After that, I could not wait to come home from my study abroad to learn more about this sweet, kind, selfless, and strong man. The day I arrived home Zach and I had dinner together at my house in College Station and spent hours talking about life and adventures and so many things we share in common. He brought me the most beautiful flowers and we took a photo that I will forever cherish dearly! The rest is history! Zach is the man of my dreams and I am so thankful for the Student Rec Center, our friends, and God for bringing us together so that we get to spend the rest of our lives together. Zach if you're reading this, I love you forever and I cannot wait to marry you!