Trey and I met in May 2014 while out for happy hour one Friday after work. Our mutual friend invited him to stop by for a drink and to catch up. He came right from work, still in his suit from the day and sat with us girls for about an hour. We didn't talk much except for what each of us did for work. Neither of us thought too much about meeting each other.

Over that following summer I spent every weekend and plenty of week nights out in Milwaukee with my girlfriends. I was loving life, living back in Milwaukee, was promoted at the job I love and not too concerned about dating. Trey's name would come up from time to time but we never really saw each other even with some of the same friends.

One night in November 2014, after a rough day my friend convinced me to meet her. She was out with friends already and Trey was one of them. I hadn't planned on staying long as I was already in the mood for sweatpants and relaxing. The group dwindled down to my friend, Trey and his friend visiting from Michigan. We stayed out talking, laughing and having fun. I realized how late it was and called an uber to head home.

After that when something would come up and remind me of that night all I could think about was Trey's sense of humor and how hard he made me laugh.

On Christmas Eve 2014 I was at my parents having wine and relaxing. I was scrolling through my facebook feed and saw pictures of Trey with his family in Disneyland. As I looked at them I realized I was focusing on his smile which made me smile. It had been quite a while since someone had grabbed my attention and now my thoughts kept drifting to him.

Our paths crossed again that New Years Eve. Trey flew in that day from Florida and began celebrating with his friends a few hours earlier. We were with different groups of people, my night was just starting, and I was pretty sure he was trying to set me up with his friend, so we didn't talk much that night.

That following weekend I had planned a nice, quiet, girls night in at my apartment. Everyone showed up in their sweats with a bottle of wine. Before we knew it we were blasting music, borrowing clothes, doing our makeup and heading out downtown. We decided to meet up with everyone that was out celebrating Trey's birthday. As our huge group was crammed up at the bar trying to get a drink, Trey looked over at me and smiled. It took me about one second to push through everyone to get to him. We talked and laughed the entire time we were there. Everyone joked they weren't sure if Trey ever left that bar stool that night. From that night on we've been together.

My love and admiration for Trey grows stronger everyday. He amazes me in ways I never gave much thought to before. Our relationship hasn't been all smiles, we have our ups and downs. But there is no one I'd rather go through life with. I can not wait to share and celebrate this day with the family and friends that mean the most to us.

Cheers! 07.29.2017

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