Our first encounter was at Highland Springs High School, I was a “good girl” and he was a “bad boy”. Patrick was a student athlete who played football. Patrick’s love of the game and his “bad boy” persona caused a lot of attention. Those two things I shied away from because they didn’t fit in with my future plans, so I thought. Fast forward 15 years later, Patrick persistently inboxed me through Facebook twice throughout the entire year. Each time I curved him, lol. Finally, on September 25, 2016 I decided to give this man a chance. We had the most interesting conversation that played out all night. Our first date was the very next day at Dorey Park. We walked and talked about our past, present and future. On that same day he proclaimed “I would be his wife one day”. I thought to myself, “yea right, ok”. Who would've ever thought, the “bad boy” from High School would win my heart. Now, 4 years later we share four children and a journey to a lifetime of memories.