Renee's Story: Technically, our story began in 3rd grade as we were in the same class at Laura Welch Bush Elementary School. Unfortunately, before either of us were old enough to be interested, I transferred to a new school opening near my parent's house. As a result, Connor faded into a memory. Our real story began the summer before our sophomore year of high school. It took Connor a while to show interest in me, but I take credit for putting myself on his radar. On a random Sunday afternoon, I hung out with friends at my house and some of the girls decided to invite “some boys” over. If you knew me in high school, you know that I was not one to hang out with boys. The boys came over and we had a great time. After they left, the girls and I discussed the day in my backyard hanging from trees on our enos. To everyone’s surprise, I blurted out, “Do you guys know who I think is really cute? Connor Logeman.” I’ll never forget the moment as all four of them screamed and said “oh my gosh, y’all are gonna date.” Who knew those words would lead us to where we are today. Later that night, my friends encouraged me to send Connor a Snapchat. All I said was “hey!” and Connor responded “hey!” back as any 15-year-old boy would. I responded with a selfie and Connor left me on “open”. If you don’t know Snapchat, that basically just means he didn’t respond to me. I like to tell myself he just needed time to think of what to say next, but eight years later, I suppose, he probably thought nothing of it. A few weeks later, as I sat in the living room with my two youngest siblings playing a board game, a Snapchat popped up on my phone from Connor. My heart literally started pounding and I jumped up and said “Oh, my gosh!” and ran to my room. After that Snapchat, the rest was history. We became inseparable and I quickly learned how loving, loyal, committed, and faithful Connor is. He is everything I have ever prayed for in a future husband and I can't wait to be his wife. The last eight years have been full of joy, love, learning, and adventure. There is something so special about growing up with your best friend. Our little, innocent 15-year-old selves would be so proud and giddy that we get to spend the rest of our lives together. Connor's Story: In elementary school, I knew Nay as the super smart and athletic kid with a lot of siblings, and that was about it. It wasn’t until high school that I learned how true these things were, but that there was so much more to this girl. We officially met the summer before our sophomore year of high school through our friends. We talked occasionally and saw each other around, but I decided to play hard to get (or as my mom claimed… I was just scared of girls). The real story began when I finally built up the courage to ask Nay to homecoming, where I cut out about a million paper fish and lined them from the front door to her bedroom. That’s where I stood with a cheesy sign saying “Out of all the fish in the sea, will you go to homecoming with me?” Thank god she said yes. After our first date at homecoming, and the many dates that followed, I learned that Nay was not just the smart, athletic girl I knew about in elementary school. She is beautiful, kind, the most giving person I have ever met, and just a straight up weirdo (which I love about her). From the start, we spent every second together. I just knew that I could never get enough of her, and I was so excited to have a new best friend. Now I just can’t wait to make my best friend my wife. Love you Nay!