Harris and I story begins long before we both knew.

I began my final semester of graduate school, which was one of the toughest semesters of my school career. I sat down with my advisor and then the staff of the ACCESS program and convinced them that having their first Student Affairs intern made sense this semester. Fridays in the ACCESS programs were my absolute favorite because I got to teach two sections of their courses. I would never say I played favorites, but immediately Spencer and I hit it off. Day 1. We would plan lunches before class every week. These days are what pushed me through the hardest semester. During this time, Spencer, being the great wing man he is, would casually talk about his brother. Me, being curious, would ask questions about his family which sparked deeper conversations with Spencer. He would show me pictures and constantly tell me how much he loved and missed Harris. During the times of me asking questions, we somehow landed at the conclusion that Harris worked in Dallas, TX as a lawyer. As many of you know, Harris lives in Houston and is in sales.. but hey we love him just the same.

Fast forward to Christmas holidays, I see a photo of Spencer with none other than his tall handsome dark haired brother. Sold. After a little research, as all girls do, I shot the shot and slid in with a “heart eye emoji” because I was so nervous not even texting a hello made sense.. to this guy who doesn’t even know who I am. The rest is history. I then explained how I knew him, and Spencer, and loved seeing him being home. Not even 10 texts later the “we should grab a drinks” came in. BINGO! Problem: it was Christmas Eve Eve. It was 6p. I was in Starkville. I didn’t let any excuse stop me though. I called my mom and said “have my bed ready I’ll be home sometime later tonight”. I drove an hour literally shaking and chewing gum to calm my nerves (this is important because I FORGOT to spit it out when I walked in… so Harris called me gum girl for our first month of dating). Our first date consisted of a classy beer drink at Forklift Tupelo Ms and ended and none other than Blue Canoe where we played a game of who knew the most people there from high school. I saw greatness in Harris from the first day we met. It is a quality you cannot quite explain, but I knew it was something remarkable in him.

When we got ready to leave it was POURING rain I mean POURING sideways rain… and Harris grabbed me in the middle of the parking and kissed me. I literally thought I was dreaming. I went home to my mom who was up waiting. I told her “Not to be dramatic, but I think I just met my husband” … needless to say, I was not wrong. The rest is history as they say.

Harris brings that type of goodness that you cannot help but fall in love with always. The type that literally has me running home with every problem, every question knowing that he will be there opened arms with love, compassion, sympathy, understanding, and wisdom. He’s the guy you want on your team. He’s passionate, strong willed, and loves so hard!! He makes it so easy to love, even when I may not be as lovable. He shows Christlike love always. His greatness will be what continues to make me fall in love with him day after day for the rest of our lives. He’s one of the good ones. I consider myself one of the luckiest girls in the world to have such a great future husband, partner, teammate to do life with. Our life is nothing short of an amazing journey and I cannot wait to continue it for many more years.

K&H

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