Cody and I met in 2011. The first time we heard each other's voice on the phone we knew we had an instant connection. This picture is from the first time we physically met before dating. It was then that we both knew we were supposed to be in each other's lives.

We both fell in love pretty hard and fast after that. 💕 He had recently moved back to Shelby and was working in Columbus at BD, and I had recently moved to Fullerton where I was working at the Courthouse. We each had 2 children and knew they would soon, if not already, be very busy with their crazy young teenage and high school lives. On one of our first dates, we talked about our possible future together and agreed that if we were to get married one day, it would be after all the kids had finished school. Cody seemed to miss that we could get engaged before then🤣😂, but 13 years later, and the moment they were all through college, we were engaged!💍 We were at one of our favorite places, and it just couldn’t have been more perfect.