Let me tell you the story of Emily and Tyler and how they fell in love. It starts with each of them in a similar place. A place where they expected love down the road, but definitely not right around the corner. A trip to Prescott, a cousin (or best friend, depends who you ask), and a quick babysitting gig later - they were crushing hard for each other. The problem was, neither of them really knew it.

Fast forward a couple weeks to chapter one, Tyler's parents had left the country, meaning Tyler and the two cutest dogs in the world (besides Cinnamon) were home alone. Now, Tyler isn't the type of guy to throw a massive rager when his folks are out of town. However, he is the type of guy to invite his cousin and her absolutely drop dead gorgeous friend (this is Emily incase you're confused) over to hang out... every single day... for two weeks straight. I have to break it to you, a sleepover or two may have occurred during this time, but don't fret, no physical activities took place. Not even a hug. I know right. Boringggg. Jk they love the Lord.

Moving on. At this point, Emily knew she had feelings for Tyler. It didn't matter how many prayers she prayed to remove him from her life, God's plan was set in stone, and it was about time she accepted it. So there she was, crush and all, and all she got from him was mixed signals. Not cool, but the fact that he didn't know how to interact with girls all too well didn't help. Still not cool though. At least he was about to have some time to process since Emily was flying home to Wisconsin for two weeks for Christmas.

Two weeks later...

Tyler realized very quickly into those two weeks that life without Emily was bland, boring, and something he wanted no part of. So while she was away, he followed her on Instagram. (Yes, this seemed to be the extent of his flirting. And no, he didn't even DM her.) So exciting right?! Well guess what, it gets better...

Emily was returning to Arizona shortly. Tyler knew he had to catch her eye somehow and show that he did in fact miss her and was definitely interested. To his advantage, he already agreed to pick Emily up from the airport with his wingwoman, Hailey. So, using his brilliant mind and award winning hair, he scrambled up the most amazing gift mankind has ever known to give to Emily when picking her up from the airport. A beautifully wrapped, handcrafted, and thoughtfully designed... breakfast burrito. Yes, you read that right. He brought her a warm, homemade burrito to reveal his love and hopefully entertain the idea of courtship with the lovely lady. She did in fact enjoy the burrito for anyone wondering.

The burrito play worked. She still liked him. He really liked her. And the "Hurt New Years Eve Party" was approaching. You know what that means... ;) Jk Emily and Hailey had already planned to go to a completely different party with their friends. Luckily, Tyler's dad planned a firework show, and if you know anything about Emily, she NEVER misses a firework show. So the girls made it back to the Hurt's for the show and they all hung out for the rest of the night. This is where the inside jokes started. It's also the night that Hailey was asked on a date...

3 days later, Tyler and Emily are spying on said date. Just so you know, spying on a date at a drive in movie is really just a date. Especially when you go out for dinner after and he pays... and you split a shake. And that's where the story really starts. With a fake date and a milkshake.

Within the month they started dating, January 26th to be exact. Tyler learned that waiting on something he's certain about wasn't his style (thank goodness), so on September 19th, he proposed! She obviously said yes or you wouldn't be reading this. Ever since then they've been learning, growing, and pursuing the Lord together. They're so grateful God did it His way and not theirs. They also can't wait to start this new chapter where their very first chapter began.

E&T

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