Jay and I met in Sweetwater, Texas at a horse show. I was sitting on the fence watching the cow runs and every time he rode into the arena he would smile at me. I finally said, "If this boy smiles at me one more time I am going to figure out who he is." That is exactly what happened. I immediately found someone and asked who he was.

That next evening, I was on an old ranch horse who was scared of everything. Jay saw me and I said, "You might just get a show!" He said, "Well don't go far! I want to meet you!" I yelled back, "You better hurry!"

Our first date was two weeks after we met. Later that night, one of Jay's friends had a bloated cow. We were doing all we could at midnight. A cut water hose got involved and I had on white tennis shoes. Jay said, "You can step back, I don't want you to get your shoes dirty." I looked him dead in the eyes, grabbed this cow's nose, and tried to give her some relief. He stepped back and said, "I'm going to marry you."

The rest is history. We've spent many miles on the road for horse shows and team roping, day-working together, riding hard-headed horses, and living a life we have prayed for.

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