Aubrey's Perspective

I went on a date with one of Bobby's friends. During the time that we were talking, my friends threw me a 21st birthday party. Bobby's friend was invited, and he asked if a few of his friends could stop by to say hi during the party. I said ok just for a few minutes. Turns out one of those friends was Bobby! We said hello, he said happy birthday, and then they left. My first impression of Bobby was that he seemed very nice and was easy to talk to.

Fast forward to a few months later, I get a message from Bobby on Instagram! At this time, I had been doing a lot of running as I was training for the Detroit Marathon. Bobby was commenting on one of my runs that I had posted online, and we began to talk. After a few days of talking, I received a message from Bobby that said, "How many miles would I have to run in order to take you on a date?" I responded with, "I am wondering how far you would run."

We went on our first date downtown at Rockwell Republic, and the rest can probably be considered history. We had such a nice time talking and getting to know each other, and I knew after that date that I wanted to see him again. We continued to date throughout that summer, spending many days at the beach and many late nights downtown Grand Rapids.

When the fall came, it was time for Bobby to go back up to Lake State for school. We were both really sad because we were in a time where we were just starting to grow our connection, and now we had to try to figure out long distance. It was a tough year, but we ultimately learned so much about each other and grew so close. Since then we have had other times where we have had to navigate long distance as well. We have learned to be grateful for those times, because we cherish so much this time that we can be in close proximity to each other!

We are so looking forward to our future together and to see how the Lord is going to use us to grow his Kingdom.

A&B