Emily and PJ first met during their senior year of high school. Although they were friends and sang together in the church choir, they weren’t very close. Like most friends who go off to separate colleges, their connection slowly fizzled out. Fast forward 5 years and a snapchat later, they rekindled their friendship in the summer of 2020 after PJ’s time at bootcamp. Their first FaceTime, which was supposed to last only 20 minutes, turned into an hour, then two, then three, and from that day forward they called each other every night. PJ and Emily talked about everything during their calls, highs and lows of their days, each others families, their hopes, dreams, and goals. What was once a friendship slowly blossomed into a relationship. A couple of months later, PJ came home on leave from the Navy and asked Emily on a date to Great Falls. They spent the next year continuing to know each other not only personally but spiritually through God. It was during this time that PJ knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Emily..but also get a dog named Tucker in the process. Talk about a two for one deal! THEN one year and a day later, PJ took Emily to a date a Gravely Point park, got down on one knee and asked her to make him the happiest man alive. It was the easiest yes that Emily ever said.