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Friends&nbsp;of&nbsp;Friends&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;celebration.&nbsp;We&nbsp;begun&nbsp;sharing&nbsp;opinions&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;worlds&nbsp;currents&nbsp;affairs&nbsp;and&nbsp;offering&nbsp;advice.&nbsp;This&nbsp;lead&nbsp;us&nbsp;in&nbsp;to&nbsp;Hanging&nbsp;out&nbsp;more.&nbsp;Witch&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;time&nbsp;seemed&nbsp;like&nbsp;a&nbsp;way&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;free&nbsp;home&nbsp;repairs&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;me&nbsp;But&nbsp;I&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;mind.&nbsp;Not&nbsp;to&nbsp;much&nbsp;longer&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;found&nbsp;our&nbsp;shared&nbsp;love&nbsp;of&nbsp;Mexican&nbsp;food&nbsp;,&nbsp;taco&nbsp;bell&nbsp;,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;open&nbsp;road.&nbsp;Spoiler&nbsp;two&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;get&nbsp;us&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;little&nbsp;trouble&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;beginning&nbsp;place&nbsp;your&nbsp;bets&nbsp;now.&nbsp;If&nbsp;you&nbsp;guess&nbsp;the&nbsp;open&nbsp;road&nbsp;and&nbsp;taco&nbsp;bell&nbsp;you&nbsp;win.&nbsp;Trying&nbsp;to&nbsp;convince&nbsp;some&nbsp;one&nbsp;to&nbsp;date&nbsp;you&nbsp;when&nbsp;you&nbsp;work&nbsp;night&nbsp;shift&nbsp;can&nbsp;prove&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;difficult&nbsp;.&nbsp;On&nbsp;some&nbsp;work&nbsp;days&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;I&nbsp;could&nbsp;offer&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;good&nbsp;old&nbsp;fashioned&nbsp;1am&nbsp;taco&nbsp;bell&nbsp;run.&nbsp;Illinois&nbsp;state&nbsp;police&nbsp;did&nbsp;not&nbsp;appreciate&nbsp;my&nbsp;expired&nbsp;tag&nbsp;and&nbsp;cracked&nbsp;tail&nbsp;light&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;me&nbsp;appearing&nbsp;suspect&nbsp;being&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;such&nbsp;an&nbsp;early&nbsp;hour.&nbsp;I&nbsp;panicked&nbsp;as&nbsp;we&nbsp;pulled&nbsp;into&nbsp;an&nbsp;Amren&nbsp;parking&nbsp;lot.&nbsp;I&nbsp;turned&nbsp;to&nbsp;Rachel&nbsp;and&nbsp;promptly&nbsp;asked&nbsp;her&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;my&nbsp;girlfriend&nbsp;before&nbsp;the&nbsp;state&nbsp;policeman&nbsp;could&nbsp;walk&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;window.&nbsp;After&nbsp;promising&nbsp;we&nbsp;were&nbsp;still&nbsp;getting&nbsp;taco&nbsp;bell&nbsp;no&nbsp;matter&nbsp;what&nbsp;Rachel&nbsp;said&nbsp;yes!&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;officer&nbsp;let&nbsp;me&nbsp;off&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;warning&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;go&nbsp;on&nbsp;our&nbsp;way&nbsp;agreeing&nbsp;that&nbsp;we&nbsp;wouldn't&nbsp;talk&nbsp;about&nbsp;this&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;we&nbsp;would&nbsp;tell&nbsp;people&nbsp;That&nbsp;she&nbsp;said&nbsp;yes&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;drive&nbsp;through. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our&nbsp;relationship&nbsp;has&nbsp;seen&nbsp;its&nbsp;downs&nbsp;weather&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;just&nbsp;our&nbsp;disagreements&nbsp;or&nbsp;me&nbsp;being&nbsp;gone&nbsp;for&nbsp;work.&nbsp;We&nbsp;have&nbsp;stuck&nbsp;it&nbsp;through.&nbsp;We&nbsp;have&nbsp;had&nbsp;added&nbsp;of&nbsp;two&nbsp;cats&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;dog&nbsp;in&nbsp;addition&nbsp;to&nbsp;my&nbsp;step-dog&nbsp;Rachel&nbsp;already&nbsp;had.&nbsp;Together&nbsp;we&nbsp;acquired&nbsp;a&nbsp;house&nbsp;and&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;working&nbsp;to&nbsp;make&nbsp;it&nbsp;our&nbsp;home.&nbsp;In&nbsp;summary&nbsp;I&nbsp;still&nbsp;love&nbsp;taco&nbsp;bell,&nbsp;I&nbsp;have&nbsp;replaced&nbsp;that&nbsp;tail&nbsp;light,&nbsp;we&nbsp;agree&nbsp;we&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;move&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;town,&nbsp;I&nbsp;learned&nbsp;not&nbsp;to&nbsp;leave&nbsp;Rachel&nbsp;alone&nbsp;to&nbsp;long&nbsp;or&nbsp;we&nbsp;get&nbsp;more&nbsp;animals,&nbsp;and&nbsp;she&nbsp;still&nbsp;finds&nbsp;ways&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;free&nbsp;house&nbsp;work&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;me.&nbsp;I&nbsp;love&nbsp;you&nbsp;dear!

Where are we? How did we get here?(His Side)

I&nbsp;guess&nbsp;it's&nbsp;my&nbsp;turn&nbsp;for&nbsp;my&nbsp;side&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;story.&nbsp;So&nbsp;it&nbsp;all&nbsp;started&nbsp;one&nbsp;night&nbsp;when&nbsp;Matthew&nbsp;came&nbsp;over&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;birthday&nbsp;party&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;made&nbsp;him&nbsp;change&nbsp;light&nbsp;bulbs,&nbsp;as&nbsp;you&nbsp;seen&nbsp;in&nbsp;his&nbsp;story&nbsp;"free&nbsp;home&nbsp;repairs"&nbsp;he&nbsp;forgot&nbsp;to&nbsp;mention&nbsp;he&nbsp;broke&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;light&nbsp;shades&nbsp;lol.&nbsp;Anyways&nbsp;fast&nbsp;forward&nbsp;to&nbsp;new&nbsp;years&nbsp;eve&nbsp;he&nbsp;came&nbsp;over&nbsp;again&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;game&nbsp;night,&nbsp;after&nbsp;that&nbsp;he&nbsp;quickly&nbsp;became&nbsp;the&nbsp;hot&nbsp;topic&nbsp;of&nbsp;my&nbsp;bestfriend&nbsp;(Lacy)&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;drives.&nbsp;She's&nbsp;the&nbsp;one&nbsp;who&nbsp;actually&nbsp;encouraged&nbsp;me&nbsp;to&nbsp;tell&nbsp;him&nbsp;how&nbsp;I&nbsp;felt,&nbsp;it&nbsp;only&nbsp;took&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;trips&nbsp;to&nbsp;her&nbsp;house&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;of&nbsp;drinks&nbsp;lol&nbsp;but&nbsp;I&nbsp;finally&nbsp;did.&nbsp;After&nbsp;that&nbsp;Matthew&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;hung&nbsp;out&nbsp;everyday&nbsp;talking&nbsp;about&nbsp;everything&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;moon.&nbsp;We&nbsp;both&nbsp;love&nbsp;Mexican,Taco&nbsp;bell,&nbsp;and&nbsp;just&nbsp;driving&nbsp;around&nbsp;with&nbsp;no&nbsp;real&nbsp;destination.&nbsp;&nbsp;Welp&nbsp;thats&nbsp;what&nbsp;got&nbsp;us&nbsp;in&nbsp;trouble&nbsp;(well&nbsp;mostly&nbsp;Matthew&nbsp;lol)&nbsp;we&nbsp;were&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;way&nbsp;to&nbsp;Taco&nbsp;bell&nbsp;one&nbsp;night/early&nbsp;morning&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;get&nbsp;pulled&nbsp;over&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;state&nbsp;boy&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;millions&nbsp;of&nbsp;things&nbsp;wrong&nbsp;with&nbsp;his&nbsp;truck.&nbsp;So&nbsp;he&nbsp;pulled&nbsp;over&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Amren&nbsp;parking&nbsp;lot&nbsp;and&nbsp;asked&nbsp;me&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;his&nbsp;girlfriend&nbsp;before&nbsp;the&nbsp;cop&nbsp;walked&nbsp;up&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;promised&nbsp;to&nbsp;only&nbsp;tell&nbsp;select&nbsp;few&nbsp;the&nbsp;real&nbsp;story&nbsp;until&nbsp;now&nbsp;lol.&nbsp;We&nbsp;still&nbsp;got&nbsp;our&nbsp;Taco&nbsp;Bell&nbsp;after&nbsp;and&nbsp;he&nbsp;asked&nbsp;me&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;his&nbsp;girlfriend&nbsp;again.&nbsp;Fast&nbsp;forward&nbsp;three&nbsp;months,&nbsp;Matthew&nbsp;gets&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;job&nbsp;and&nbsp;has&nbsp;to&nbsp;leave&nbsp;for&nbsp;three&nbsp;months&nbsp;which&nbsp;was&nbsp;definitely&nbsp;challenging&nbsp;still&nbsp;trying&nbsp;to&nbsp;learn&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;relationship&nbsp;then&nbsp;going&nbsp;long&nbsp;distance&nbsp;but&nbsp;we&nbsp;made&nbsp;it.&nbsp;Fast&nbsp;forward&nbsp;again&nbsp;a&nbsp;year&nbsp;we&nbsp;move&nbsp;in&nbsp;together&nbsp;moving&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;only&nbsp;place&nbsp;I've&nbsp;ever&nbsp;known.&nbsp;Then&nbsp;another&nbsp;year&nbsp;later&nbsp;he&nbsp;proposes&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Taco&nbsp;bell&nbsp;drive&nbsp;thru&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;way&nbsp;he&nbsp;asked&nbsp;me&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;his&nbsp;girlfriend&nbsp;and&nbsp;of&nbsp;course&nbsp;I&nbsp;said&nbsp;yes&nbsp;(why&nbsp;else&nbsp;would&nbsp;you&nbsp;be&nbsp;on&nbsp;here&nbsp;reading&nbsp;this)&nbsp;now&nbsp;here&nbsp;we&nbsp;are&nbsp;living&nbsp;together&nbsp;with&nbsp;four&nbsp;animals,&nbsp;two&nbsp;which&nbsp;I&nbsp;randomly&nbsp;brought&nbsp;home&nbsp;and&nbsp;we're&nbsp;living&nbsp;our&nbsp;best&nbsp;life.&nbsp;We've&nbsp;definitely&nbsp;have&nbsp;had&nbsp;our&nbsp;ups&nbsp;and&nbsp;downs&nbsp;but&nbsp;I&nbsp;wouldn't&nbsp;trade&nbsp;him&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;world&nbsp;maybe&nbsp;really&nbsp;good&nbsp;Mexican&nbsp;food&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;fountain&nbsp;soda&nbsp;from&nbsp;Moto&nbsp;but&nbsp;thats&nbsp;not&nbsp;the&nbsp;point.&nbsp;I&nbsp;loves&nbsp;you&nbsp;so&nbsp;much&nbsp;Matthew&nbsp;thank&nbsp;you&nbsp;for&nbsp;always&nbsp;putting&nbsp;up&nbsp;with&nbsp;me&nbsp;I&nbsp;know&nbsp;its&nbsp;hard&nbsp;sometimes&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;can't&nbsp;wait&nbsp;to&nbsp;finally&nbsp;be&nbsp;Mrs.&nbsp;Hendrix!

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Levi&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;a&nbsp;great&nbsp;friend&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;groom.&nbsp;A&nbsp;bond&nbsp;starting&nbsp;in&nbsp;2014&nbsp;as&nbsp;two&nbsp;boy&nbsp;playing&nbsp;peewee&nbsp;football.&nbsp;Levi&nbsp;and&nbsp;Matthew&nbsp;were&nbsp;both&nbsp;adopted&nbsp;into&nbsp;each&nbsp;other's&nbsp;family's.&nbsp;The&nbsp;two&nbsp;have&nbsp;stuck&nbsp;together&nbsp;through&nbsp;some&nbsp;of&nbsp;life's&nbsp;greatest&nbsp;challenges.&nbsp;I&nbsp;love&nbsp;you&nbsp;Buddy!

Levi Kaiser

The&nbsp;two&nbsp;of&nbsp;us&nbsp;have&nbsp;seen&nbsp;some&nbsp;things,&nbsp;done&nbsp;some&nbsp;things,and&nbsp;we&nbsp;always&nbsp;survived.&nbsp;"But&nbsp;did&nbsp;you&nbsp;die&nbsp;though"&nbsp;As&nbsp;brothers&nbsp;of&nbsp;course&nbsp;we&nbsp;started&nbsp;hating&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;whilst&nbsp;growing&nbsp;up.&nbsp;Now&nbsp;we&nbsp;have&nbsp;grown&nbsp;the&nbsp;friendship&nbsp;that&nbsp;brothers&nbsp;should&nbsp;have&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;should&nbsp;do&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;those&nbsp;food&nbsp;challenges&nbsp;we&nbsp;are&nbsp;always&nbsp;daydreaming&nbsp;of.&nbsp;Love&nbsp;you&nbsp;brother.

Miguel Hendrix

Ah&nbsp;yes,&nbsp;the&nbsp;older&nbsp;brother&nbsp;who&nbsp;we&nbsp;can&nbsp;credit&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;large&nbsp;portion&nbsp;of&nbsp;me&nbsp;getting&nbsp;where&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;today.&nbsp;From&nbsp;the&nbsp;simple&nbsp;"hey&nbsp;I&nbsp;put&nbsp;you&nbsp;in&nbsp;for&nbsp;this&nbsp;job"&nbsp;all&nbsp;the&nbsp;way&nbsp;to&nbsp;"you&nbsp;can&nbsp;stay&nbsp;in&nbsp;my&nbsp;basement&nbsp;"&nbsp;Thank&nbsp;you&nbsp;Kyle&nbsp;for&nbsp;always&nbsp;being&nbsp;cool&nbsp;and&nbsp;consistently&nbsp;being&nbsp;able&nbsp;to&nbsp;answer&nbsp;life's&nbsp;greatest&nbsp;question.&nbsp;You&nbsp;are&nbsp;wise&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;your&nbsp;years&nbsp;Captain&nbsp;Lionel.&nbsp;&nbsp;Love&nbsp;you,&nbsp;brother&nbsp;Ham&nbsp;p.s.&nbsp;your&nbsp;ThE&nbsp;WiCkEd&nbsp;TuNa!

Kyle Hendrix

best friend, kind of cousin, little bit of sister ,And now Maid of honor. Here is to the continuation of Confusing all who ask Happy to have you in this part of our life

Marah

From working together and then letting the boyfriends sync up. I am so happy for the tea we spill and day dream of our kiddos growing up together and causing all the trouble (at your house) Thank you for being apart of our wedding!

Lexi

Oh so many laughs shared since day one. Our lovely times getting Mexican. Bringing sodas to work on days off just to catch up. WE KEPT MOTO MART IN BUINESS!! Love you girl Thank you for being a part of this big day!

Kristen

So glad your ordained and you cannot be mad remember you volunteered. Thank you for Being such a huge part of our lives and thank you for having the two kiddos we love so much. always happy to see you But now YOU MUST CALL ME MRS. HENDRIX!

Matthew & Rachel

Matthew & Rachel

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