There is some debate about when Stephen and I met. I remember meeting him for the first time on the bus from Bible Baptist church to Liberty Christian Academy in seventh grade, however, he’ll tell you that we meet at my old church. Anyway, we grew up going to LCA together and throughout the years of being in the same classes, (and often being seated near each other due to how close our last names are alphabetically) in tenth grade, we became friends. We continued to get closer and eventually the summer before our senior year of high school, I fell hard. We were still just friends but it was very obvious that I had an interest in him. Anyway the last day of school before Thanksgiving break, he confessed his feelings for me, and I said the same. And then… he said he wanted to wait to date until college. I was disappointed but I could wait. But I didn’t have to because we began dating on New Year’s Eve that year. We went through the rest of high school, and college together. Then in February of this year, we went on a trip to Tennessee to recreate a field trip I missed in middle school. We went to a zoo, aquarium, museum and Dolly Parton’s dinner theatre. And if that wasn’t enough, we got engaged! It was so magical and perfect and I couldn’t have planned or imagined anything better. We’re so excited for this step and looking forward to celebrating with you all!!!