This is the story about how paths crossed for many many years but at the end of it all, God's timing is never early or late - but right on time!

Haley and Tyler met 20 years ago in a weight training class at North Hall High School. Tyler was 17 years old and a senior and Haley was 14 and a freshman. They became friends throughout his last year in high school and Tyler and his friends watched over Haley, kind of like her big brothers, and made sure that no one messed with her. Haley always thought Tyler was attractive and liked his personality but she was a nerdy freshman and he was the "cool" senior football player. Tyler always thought Haley was the "hot" younger athlete but they both put each other in the friend zone. Tyler graduated and went off to college.

A few years later, Tyler was in college and working in the operating room assisting doctors while Haley was a junior in High school. Unfortunately, Haley had a bad knee injury during a basketball game and completely tore her ACL and meniscus and would need surgery. The amazing Dr. Jennings operated on her knee. Tyler just happened to be one of the ones who assisted Jennings during the surgery. He and another friend came to visit her after surgery and brought her a card and a stuffed animal (which Haley thought was so kind and sweet!). Haley remembers how good it was to see Tyler again and how nice it was for him to come and visit her.

Another few years go by and Haley and Tyler run into each other, again. They both were at the Dali exhibit at the High Museum in Atlanta – Haley was with her Mom and Tyler was with his Dad. They said hello and caught up for a few minutes and then went their separate ways. Haley remembers telling her Mom how cute she thought Tyler was and her Mom went on about how nice Tyler was and how much she enjoyed seeing him.

Several years later and as paths would cross again, Haley decided to test out the online dating world for the first time in 2017. Surprisingly, the first person she matched with was Tyler! She was so excited to reconnect with him because she had always wanted to date Tyler. They exchanged numbers and talked a little bit for a couple of weeks but unfortunately, Tyler had a quickly approaching move overseas coming up, and the timing just wasn't right. (Tyler said he really wanted to take Haley out on a date then but he didn't want to start something and then move halfway around the world.)

Fast forward again to the Spring of 2022. Haley is hiking with a small group of some of her closest girlfriends. They are discussing the pains and difficulties of modern day dating. Haley made the comment, "ya know who I always wanted to date? Tyler Frank. Whatever happened to him? Where is he now?" Her girlfriends encouraged her to text him and she exclaimed, "Y'all, I can't do that! There is no way I could just randomly text him! That is just not my thing." But her wise friend, Holli, said, "There is nothing wrong with putting out your welcome mat..." (thank God for Holli and her wisdom!)

So that night, Haley texted Tyler something along the lines of "Hey Tyler! It's Haley Bower. You just popped into my mind today and I just wanted to say hey! I hope you are doing well! What are you up to these days?" She figured that she would never hear from him.

As fate would have it, he texted her back minutes later and they texted back and forth that night. Haley thought she wouldn't hear from him again after their initial conversation. Several days later, Tyler reached out to her asking how her week was going and they started talking every single day. Texts turned into 3 and 4 hour phone calls, then lots of plane flights to see each other, and boom – we fell in love and are getting married!

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