Mom WAS right!

What may be an old cliché and a tale as old as time, is as true as ever with us!

It really does happen when you least expect it

The Summer of 2022 was one of a lot of individual personal growth for the both of us. We had each come off challenging seasons of life that forced our hand at investing into ourselves and learning to love who we were as individuals.

One commonality we shared during this time before we ever knew each other was that the gym was absolutely going to be apart of that growth, it was one of the things we both always knew and loved.

So it seems fitting that would be where our story began...

The date was October 14th, 2022. Amber was one day away from the Homecoming Competition at Vigor to which she had been preparing for in the weeks leading up and it was a last minute request at that Briley come help work the sampling booth for the event

The next morning Briley made the trek from St. Louis to Columbia and Amber got up ready for a day of grueling workouts, neither of which knowing life would forever change that day

Amber had easily caught the eye of Briley from the beginning of the day, impressed by her beauty and incredible work ethic and strength to the point when she asked him about a product, he couldn't get a word out (which if you know Briley, is never an issue)

As the competition and the day carried on, conversations among the two did as well. Learning a little bit about what each other did from work, to clinical rotations, to long term career goals, to Briley giving advice on a lift..which looking back, was the absolute worst thing he could have done

But at the end of the day, Amber was still leaving for Dallas in just a few short hours and Briley headed back to his day to day in the Lou

Neither of which were really looking for a relationship, but both knew there was a spark and something special about the other

So as Amber packed her bag at the gym to head home and finish packing for Dallas and Briley helped clean up from the booth and workouts, they left the day with these final words...

"So I am never going to see you again?"

By the good plans of an ever so good God, those words now turn into, "I Do."

Now that is a reason to celebrate, so grab your dancing shoes, a few good drinks, and we will see you on the dance floor!

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