"Welcome!" From the future Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Joyner

Zach and Patricia first met in fourth grade when her brothers were running on the same track team as him and his siblings. They didn't interact much that first year and barely knew the other one existed. However, fifth grade rolled along and Patricia joined the track team as well and hit it off right away with Zach and his siblings. The Joyners started going to the same church as the Bees around that time. Sixth grade comes and Patricia has her sights set on Zach. It is the biggest crush she's ever had (and she had quite a few in the past). However, her love is unrequited till about eighth grade when Zach develops feelings for her as well. As luck would have it, freshman year of high school, Patricia no longer had a crush on Zach because she had started to out-mature him. So, the rest of freshman year and all of sophomore year were a bit awkward for the two. It wasn't until junior year of high school that Patricia realized she had actually liked Zach all along and wanted to see where a relationship between them would go. Zach, after squashing his feelings for her, started to like her again against his will. Soon enough, the two were spending a lot of time with each other and one night during the summer leading to senior year when he and his siblings were over, Zach asked Patricia on a date (She said "yes", of course). So, on June 11, 2020, Patricia and Zach had their first date at Cayton's Burger Bistro at the Ritz Carlton Resort. A few more dates and they were officially a couple. Some time in, Zach said "I love you," and Patricia finally said, "I love you, too." It was shortly after that they knew they wanted to get married. On December 25, 2021, Zach popped the question and, over some tears of joy and love, Patricia said "yes" once again to the man she loves.