I remember checking Joe in to Encounter while he was checking me out, but definitely not to the same degree. I also remember the splitting of a meal together at the conference months later, but to be honest I was intimidated by Joe's silent and mysterious air.

My most striking memory is during soccer practice when Joe was giving me instructions on how to run a play. For Joe was a college soccer athlete after all, and I a simpleton whom had hung up my cleats after my city championship in fifth grade. But I could not comprehend what he had to say (after about 3 times of trying to explain the same thing) because I was *drowning* in the sea of his blue eyes and could not catch my breath.

That night I pulled my best friend aside and said, "I am going to marry that boy", to which Kaitlyn replied, "I know". After a few months of flirting and me freaking out about when he would finally ask me on a date (he was discerning the seminary... classic) we made it official and it was history.

That's actually a lie, but I wanted to keep the reader interested. After a few months of dating, we broke up- a total right person wrong time situation. Six months, many tears, and so many prayers later- the good Lord brought us back together, better than ever- and now here we are- GETTING MARRIED!

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