Meeting Emma felt like meeting my better half, something I didn't know that I was missing. Immediately she was 100% authentically herself. Silly, thoughtful, and SASSY!!

I remember our very first date and meeting the majority of her family at the exact same moment that I was seeing her for the first time in person. We got in my car and she asked if we should go to Buckett's, a little sports bar 5 minutes away (I only add that because I was like ??? That would be a quick date and we had been LITERALLY texting non stop for over a week). So, I said no! We aren’t going there. We are going to a grocery store! It’s 40 minutes away! And Seed to Table was a BLAST!

Maybe 2 weeks later Emma *lightly* told me, not in exact words, that I should ask her to be my girlfriend. I gladly obliged.

The very next week her mom invited me to go to Tennessee to babysit Emma's nephew with them. It would just be me, Emma, her mom, and cute little Shiloh. After knowing Emma for 3 ish weeks, I booked a plane ticket and spent 4 days straight with her, over 1000 miles away from home.

We went on several excursions drank a lot of super expensive lavender coffee (12$!?!) and I told Emma (on accident -BUT I MEANT IT) that I loved her. We were walking around Opryland Hotel seeing the Christmas lights and decorations and talking about everything and nothing at the same time. Emma said, ”Oh you’re SUCH a tough guy you don’t love anything, do you!?” I replied and said, ”I love lots of things! I love trees, my family, I love you.” I didn’t finish that "you" but Emma definitely knew what I was about to say. I don’t think my face has ever been that red in my life and Emma, thinking I didn’t mean it, or just being the kind lady she is, graciously drew no attention to my flushed and nervous self. Later that night I told her I meant it and, luckily, she felt the same way.

Being with Emma has been the happiest and silliest experience of my life and I can’t wait for forever with her.

E&L

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