Although we went to high school together, Hunter was 2 years older. I knew of Hunter because he was apart of our high school's broadcasting club that aired a short TV show each day. Hunter also played football for the high school while I was a cheerleader. Friday nights consisted of cheering for the players which is also where I had seen Hunter, but had never known him.

Fast forward to the summer before my senior year in high school. I was 17 and enjoying time at the lake with my family and girl friends on the week of July 4th. I had posted pictures with my friends, and I got a random message one night from this guy named Hunter from my high school who was now a sophomore at Northeast Community College. I was both nervous and confused, but my girlfriends helped me write a good response to send back. We continued to message one another until we finally picked a day to meet at Chik Fil A for lunch.

Hunter picked me up from my house in his gold jeep with the top and doors off, and we rode to Chik Fil A together. Although we were both incredibly nervous, we talked for what seemed like forever about anything from our families to our favorite movies. I knew that I wanted to see him again.

We went on a few more casual dates such as meeting up at the Olive Branch country club pool. I even invited Hunter to come to our lake house for the weekend with my family BEFORE we were even dating. I was so nervous and I was even more anxious about what my dad had to say to him. If anyone knows Joe Lee, you know that he sat Hunter down before even going out on the lake to have "the talk." I knew instantly that Hunter would never be back and that my dad had officially scared him off. WRONG. Hunter surprisingly kept coming back and spending time with not only me but my family too. Finally on July 30th of 2017, Hunter and I went to the movies to see Dunkirk. We had been seeing each other for around 3 weeks, so of course we were still very nervous around each other. At the end of the movie, we walked back to the jeep where we sat and talked a while more until he finally asked if I would be his girlfriend......

And so here we are today!

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