First Comes Love...

Some people's love stories begin with "love at first sight". Personally, I never wanted that.. it had been my prayer since I was little that God would let me marry my best friend! Well, God answers prayer, and today Drew and I have been married a year and 4 months today! Looking back, I can see God woven in our love story so beautifully it makes me smile every time I think about it. We met the first day of Social Services School at a table during a group project "Onions and Orchids". He was the jock, I was the nerd. I don't know how we managed to go two years without meeting (other than our social status), but we clicked immediately. During those last two years of school, we managed to put aside most romantic feelings and become amazing friends. It wasn't until the Prom of our Senior year that those feelings finally came to the surface. We became a couple on June 6, 2005 - two days before we graduated. College took me to Southern California, while he was in Northern Cali playing football. We dated for a year and 5 months before Drew proposed on November 2, 2006. The summer after my 9th grade year, I volunteered at a church camp in Bandon, OR. Two girls and I had found "Lucky" pennies, and with my penny I wished that God would send me an amazing man for a future husband. I taped it to my Bible, and penned "1 Cor. 13" above it. The morning before Drew proposed, I just happened to be reading 1 Cor. 13. It was a testimony to me of the faithfulness of God. We tied the know at my Papa and Jessie's house on July 14, 2007. It was the wedding of our dreams, and I am so happy that most of our friends and family got to share it with us. That was the wayyyyy shortened story. :)