It was a perfect Red Raider game day in Lubbock, Texas. I had only lived in Lubbock for a few weeks at this point & was invited by a mutual friend to Ryan's apartment for Rita's and Fajitas. I wasn't expecting to meet anyone as awesome as Ryan, I just figured I'd go get some free food. Ryan wasn't expecting to meet me either, but he always tells me that the moment he saw me walk through his front door, he knew he needed to know me! We talked a bit and laughed a bit (I did most of the laughing because, well, Ryan is a super funny guy!) We kept in touch the following days & later that week Ryan took me on a date to Chuy's. He asked me if I had been to Prairie Dog Town yet & since I hadn't seen Lubbock's famous Prairie Dog Town, he took me to see the little critters! We realized pretty quickly that we had a lot of fun together. Ryan and I are both super analytical but once we made the spontaneous decision to get a puppy together, the deal was pretty much sealed! We named her Riley, she was the third wheel we didn't know we needed. Our story began in West Texas, our marriage will begin in East Texas and no matter where our story takes us next, we will have each other & will be joyfully grateful for all the blessings ahead!