We both went to college at the Harvard of the West, aka Texas Tech University (#Wreck’emBaby). We overlapped my freshman year and Tyler’s senior year. We were both really involved in Christian’s at Tech, but honestly didn’t really know each other until my senior year and Tyler’s first year on Christian’s at Tech staff.

Tyler and a couple of bros ended up coming over to a home for a cookout. I remember just trying to be friendly and say hi to all of them. I commented on Tyler’s Apple Watch to start a conversation, and I remember him just kinda shrugging it off. In my head, I was like well okay, and started to head inside to the house. But then, when I got inside the Lord clearly said, what about Tyler? + I was like what? + then He said what about marrying Tyler? + honestly, there was a surety about Tyler right away. If you know me, you know that I can be quite indecisive. So, it was pretty jarring to me, but sweet, and I started to tear up a bit. Then, after that feelings really started to grow.

I think what attracted me most was I could tell Tyler had a soft heart. I think I always thought he was “cool” when I was a freshman, and Tyler would probably cringe knowing I’m writing this, but yeah, I just thought his heart seemed sweet. Then, throughout my senior year, I could tell he had a heart for others + that was super impressive to me. 


Although I think throughout the course of the year we both had a view of marriage being for the Lord, the timing of things definitely needed to be worked out. So as the year went on, we would be in the same places and I would usually either run and hide or say something outlandish, and Tyler would be left a little confused. 



But by the time I was wrapping up undergrad, and Tyler was wrapping up his first year of campus ministry, we were pretty much full of all the emotions. We both kinda just wondered if the other even knew they had feelings for the other + also realizing the fact that we would have to wait two years to find out because I was going to the same Bible school Tyler had went too.

But all that being said it really was the Lord’s way, will, and timing, the two years I spent at bible school after undergrad were incredible, just as Tyler’s had been, and although we’re each others best friends, we can really say we wouldn’t trade those years for anything.

When I was wrapping up my last semester, I found out that we had mutual feelings for each other and it was probably one of the greatest days of my life. Talk about cloud nine. Then I found out Tyler was coming to my graduation, which made me want to throw up. So he came to graduation and that day ended up being our first official date! Tyler would also say I looked the most nervous he’s ever seen anyone in his entire life (basically white faced + about to pass out).

We walked 31,808 steps that day, and I told him my favorite cereal was chex, so that’s about how nervous I was. But he was patient, and kind. This has kinda been an ongoing theme in our relationship. We really do balance each other.

We had a lot of different things going on that first semester, and Tyler was like a rock through everything. He really got to know me, and I really got to know him. He saw everything; the hard, the good, the bad, the exciting, and all the little things in between. I didn’t really understand what it meant to love someone wholly, inside and out, but we realized that even the things that sometimes make us tick, really made us love each other all the more. Then one day I was getting out of the car, and I said, “Okay, sounds good. Love you!” + it came out so casually as I ran up the steps. Then I think we both separately realized what had just happened. On Tyler’s side it was him sitting in the car, saying did that just happen? wow, and me in my bathroom saying, did I just say that? But it was normal, and genuinely how I felt about Tyler. + from that day, really I’ve just loved him more and more. I know I’m being gushy but what can I say? I really do love my boy :,)

We started dating July 1st, 2023, and at that time, Tyler had recently moved to College Station to do campus ministry at Texas A&M, so we started long distance after the summer. Although many can testify how much we both probably complained, it was really the Lord’s sovereign arrangement to gain us so much more than we ever could have imagined.

Then June 7th rolled around and I walked straight into Tyler’s plan by asking him to grab me flowers for a date. Little did I know that he was planning to propose that night! On the way to dinner, I ended up telling him that I would probably wear this dress, a white one, when we got engaged, and also asked him if I should get my nails done soon (I was thinking we were going to get engaged the following weekend). He said they looked fine which was a red flag because they were definitely long, and Tyler would’ve told me they were. After we finished dinner we went to campus and walked around. He started to get sentimental about how he can’t wait to be in Lubbock together. Then he said he really couldn’t wait and started to get down on one knee, and I just about jumped 6ft in the air. He asked if I would marry him, and I said yes. It was a literal dream. Very much the best night of our lives.

But as sappy as it sounds, I think we’re both really looking forward to every day of being husband and wife. Our prayer is that our marriage would really be one that would take Christ and the church as it’s center, and that we would love the Lord a little more everyday.