Once upon a time....

While visiting Baton Rouge in the beginning of February of 2014, my cousin took me on a joy ride through his old hood to clear my mind of a tragedy going on in my family ay that time. He made a few stops by a some of his friends. The last stop he made, I had no idea it would change my life forever. His homeboy waved him down to stop and when he did, they approached the car. I couldn't help but smile as the at slim bad boy completely covered in tattoos got closer. He smiled back as they conversed and asked me if I had any sisters or friends I could hook him up with! My cousin immediately explained that I was his cousin and very available. So then his friend walked around the car and shot his shot with me instantly! I obviously responded with equal interest and we exchanged numbers. I returned back home to Houston after we spent the rest of that weekend together. He reached out a few times afterwards and we stayed in contact despite the distance. James was very persistent in convincing me to come visit him again and 2 months later in April of 2014, he succeeded. After that one visit I knew I was falling in love with this man and also realized he was not one of the typical dudes I was used to dating. This man went to church, he cooked, he was a mama's boy and showed so much love and protection to all his family and I wanted in on that right away. We bounded over the recent lost of both our older brothers and shared so many similarities it seemed we were destined to be together. We dated off and on for a year and we fell head over hills in love with each other. A year from the date we met, we decided to go ahead and elope, so we got married and our life journey began. This coming up February will be our 5 year anniversary and we've decided to celebrate with an actual wedding that we did not get a chance to have. We welcome all our family and friends to witness this special day for or ceremony to renew our vows of love and commitment to one another.