Our story starts way back in 2003. When Nelly was "Getting Hot in Herre", Eminem said "Lose Yourself", and Beyonce was "Crazy in Love". I had a huge crush on him from the beginning, and he had one on me! Our puppy love was strong at the young age of 11. But, that was all it was, puppy love. We ended up parting ways to attend different high schools for our freshman year. However, as fate would have it, we re-connected shortly after starting high school. All the feelings rushed back, and we began hanging out almost every day. Slowly our feelings turned into something more and we began officially dating on November 16th, 2007. I had to beg my Dad to let me go on a date with him (chaperoned by his mom of course) because I wasn't quite 16 yet. My Dad reluctantly let me go, but I think he made the right decision! We went to homecomings, prom and graduated together from high school in 2010. We supported each other through college at UT Austin, and I was there for moral support when he interviewed for, and accepted his first job. He supported me through graduate school, and we bought our first home together. He was there to cheer me on as I fearfully took my licensure test to become a physical therapist, and celebrated with me when I accepted my first job. Dillon proposed to me on Thanksgiving Day in 2017 with our families surrounding us, and more love than we could ever know. I was taken back to 2003 in that instant. We got to experience growing up together in a relationship, which is unique and special. We have had our share of ups and downs, as most high school sweethearts do. But, today I can say that I am marrying my best friend, and can look back at all the memories we have made over the years with a sense of pride and happiness. We will have many more years to grow old together, and I couldn't be happier!