Our families belong to the same Church, St. Mary's, and that is where it began. From playing together during Mass, to becoming classmates, we knew our relationship was something special. Wanting to start a relationship at the crisp young ages of 11 and 12, Colby gave Sydney a necklace, which she still wears to this day. That necklace came with a note asking her to date. Being the mature young girl Sydney was, and knowing people should not be dating at that young of an age, she turned him down - hard. Later on in high school, she realized he may have been on to something in 6th grade, and the two developed a special bond and relationship. After needing growth, each decided they were not quite ready and remained great friends. In our freshmen years of college, we started becoming close again, and began our relationship once again during our sophomore years of college... and we have have been smitten since.