Katie and I met through mutual friends after a football game in college. While she still denies it, I’m fairly certain that she was flirting with me that night. Regardless, meeting Katie made an impression on me, and I was very interested in getting to know her more. While we continued to run into each other over the next year, we didn’t really become friends until the beginning of my senior year.

My bike was stolen the first week of class, forcing me to walk from my house in College Station’s historic district to my classes on the north side of campus (a roughly 30-minute walk). After walking alone for a month or so, I ran into Katie and discovered that we had the same walk at the same time twice a week. Needless to say, this dulled the sting of losing a bike and created a great opportunity for me to flirt and impress Katie. Between my bike being stolen and starting to walk home with Katie, I met her brother Ryan and apparently made a positive impression. He was making a list of guys she was allowed to marry, and I made the cut. So, I guess some credit is owed to Ryan, as well.

By the end of the semester, Katie had become one of my closest friends! We spent time walking together each week, and I was constantly seeking out opportunities to spend time with her. Several of y'all caught each of us walking circles in the MSC or around the 12th Man statute so that we could "accidentally" run into each other after class. Katie still teases me for coming over to her house to “study” but walking in without a backpack. While I did take my sweet time, I finally asked Katie on a date in the spring, and I’ve wanted to marry her since just about then. We can’t wait for September!

K&K

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