I don't have the best memory when it comes to anything, but for some reason I remember every time I ever ran into Caroline. Something about her has always caught my eye. Whether it be her smile, personality, or just the way she carries herself, I've always thought " theres something about this girl". After getting to know her, and spending every second with her I quickly realized she's not only beautiful in her looks, but she was beautiful on the inside as well.

I have to admit, I had to work harder than I thought for Caroline. She played hard to get with me and that is one of the other reasons I was drawn to her. I already was so interested in her and thought she was so attractive and to top it off she was not giving me the attention I expected. One night however that changed, and she started messaging me. Luckily for myself, I had already made plans for that weekend to ask her to the lake with me to ride jet skis with my friend Jordan and her friend Liz. Deep down I knew it was going to work out and we were going to go to the lake that weekend together, but I still had to ask her and make it happen. So of course I talked to her for a little while, and just made the move to ask her because I didn't want her to make any other plans. I wanted her to spend her weekend with me. Luckily for me, she said yes, and even came to Columbia a day early so we could hang out together a day before the lake.

We clicked right away, in every area. It was like we were made for each other. I did not know what I was expecting when we first started hanging out, but I knew I was so happy around her, and she brought out the best in me. I had so much fun with her that first weekend together, and quickly realized that I could not get enough of this girl. We began spending every second together, and everyone that has been around us could tell you that we were crazy about each other from the get go. I knew pretty early on that this was the girl of my dreams and I did not ever want to be anything but hers. Even though I knew how beautiful she was and I knew she was going to be so fun to be around, she was so much more than that, and I literally could not get enough of her, ever since day one. I still can not get enough of her to this day and I know it will be that way for the rest of my life.

The saying "when you know you know" could not be more true with me and Caroline. I look at her and I know that is the most beautiful girl on the planet and that is the girl I want to be with. She is my person and I just want to say I have to be the luckiest guy on the planet, because there is only one of her, and I somehow managed to make her mine.

Caroline has the best heart, and I know she will always be here for me and help us make the best decisions together. She always has my best interests at heart and loves me for me. Caroline always puts others before herself whether it be me, our families, her friends, or anyone to be honest. She has such a good heart and is always there for anyone who needs her. I'm honestly just so lucky to have her as my bride and I could not have hand picked a better person to spend the rest of my days with. Even though you get on my nerves picking at my nose pores. I still love you though.

I thank God every day for bringing Caroline into my life. I know he hand picked us for each other, and I am just happy I found her when I did. I will do my best every day to make sure God is first in our lives and make sure that Caroline is always well taken care of, and that she is the happiest girl in the world.

I am so in love with you Caroline, and I will love you with everything I got for the rest of my days (even though you don't want to be alone and won't let me die first). You are my best friend and you know I always have your back in every situation and will always be here for you.

Glad you finally started replying to me ;)

I always knew of Dylan, since we were both from Cheraw, but we never hung out. However, every time Dylan would see me, whether be at the Mexican restaurant in Cheraw, Cheraw Braves football games, walking to USC football games, or even outside the bathroom of the Williams-Brice Stadium, he would always give me a big hug, an even bigger smile, and ask me how I had been. Not sure why I remember that, but now it makes a little more sense.

I remember being at Elizabeth's cabin one night and I got a notification that Dylan added me on snapchat. I was like...okay, that's random. I added him back, of course, but he didn't snapchat me for a few days. I started snap chatting him a little, and then I kind of just stopped.

However, Dylan did not stop snap chatting me. I would get at least two, if not three snapchats from him daily for months. I remember the snapchats being so random; selfies of him at work, pictures of his coffee or Chick-Fil-A or at Cantina, and pictures of him in the mirror. I, now realizing how messed up it was of me, continued to leave him on open and not responding.

Dylan also did not stop at just snap chatting me, he also would respond to my Instagram stories of songs.

It was not until Elizabeth called me one day, telling me that her, Jordan, and Dylan were going to the lake to jet ski since Dylan had just bought a jet ski, and that Dylan needed someone to go with. I immediately remembered all the times Dylan had tried to talk to me, and decided to try to talk to him and get an invite, hoping it was not too late.

After snap chatting him for four hours, I got the invite to the lake! The Saturday before the lake, I drove back to Columbia from Cheraw so I could go out to dinner at Cantina 76 with him. I remember he looked so cute and was so nice and I could tell he was a little interested in me. I did not want to stop hanging out with him, so after we ate I invited him to come hang out with my roommates and me.

The next day, we drove all the way to Lake Tillery from Columbia and found out we had a lot more in common than we thought! Same music taste, our dads have had the same heart surgery, we hate all the same foods, and much more. I usually get a bit of anxiety about first dates, but with him it was more like we were long lost soulmates. Nothing seemed unnatural, unreal, or awkward. I felt like I had been hanging out with him for years and we had been friends forever.

Even though he flung not only me, but himself and my sunglasses off the jet ski, I did not care. I remember coming up out of the water laughing, just happy to be there with him, as we watched his jet ski drive off away from us in the lake. (Don't worry, we got it back). I knew then that I would never have a dull moment with him. And I hate dull! But I also knew that he would always be there for me and protect me, because immediately after he swam straight to me to make sure I was okay and the least of his worries was his jet ski driving off into the water.

That night after Dylan dropped me off at my apartment, I immediately facetimed my best friend Mackenzie. What girl doesn't fill her best friend in after a date? I rambled on for at least forty-five minutes about how much fun I had, everything Dylan and I talked about, how similar we are, and of course, how cute he was. After I finally finished filling her in, I told her, "Mackenzie...I think I actually like this boy." And she said, "Oh, I can tell."

It did not take me long to figure out that Dylan was the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. He is caring, and I know he will always take care of me and whoever else in my family or his needs it. He is the most loving man. I love his big, goofy smile and all I ever want to do is to make sure he keeps smiling big and goofy until the end our days. He is a diligent worker, loves God, and loves not only his family, but mine. To me, he deserves the world and if I could wrap it up myself with a great big bow and hand it to him, I would.

It was a long journey to get here, but once we finally got together, we could not be apart. And now, we never will.