Funny enough, Carson and Xanara have known each other since they were kiddos. He always ended up at every social event she attended because he was good friends with Kareliesse from her church. Carson would run around creating chaos and causing a ruckus. Xanara tried to stay FAR away. Eventually when they got to high school, Carson still would end up wherever she was because he was best friends with her best friends. This did not stop her from faking a phone call from her mom saying she needed to go home whenever he showed up though! Still thinking this guy is too much, when she got home from college after her junior year, she would hang out with Mika, Katie, and Kassidy wherever they would go. One night, they were at Andrew's house and again, Xanara tried to fake a phone call and leave, but ended up staying. Carson was funny and charming and sweet to her. They ended up being together every day with their friends and eventually a true friendship grew. In the middle of summer, Xanara found herself wanting to be with Carson more and more frequently. He lit up whatever room he was in and she was infatuated with the energy he had. They began spending time together outside of the times the friend group was together; but also, the group joined them on dates and currently still join them on many of their date nights. Only intending for a summer fling, when she left for school he played it very cool. "See you when you come back!" WHAT? She felt like she was losing her best friend. He became her person in a few, short weeks. She asked him to help her move back to school and he came. Then he left and she needed someone to cuddle, and he came back. If she was too drunk at the bar, he would always come back to make sure she was okay. He would travel and hour and a half from Watertown to Potsdam to see her whenever she needed him and not complain for one second. She loved him and showed him with words. He loved her and showed her by the miles on the old Honda Civic. She went to visit him once. It was when she decided to ask him to be her boyfriend. She took him to iHop to ask, thank you server Robin for talking the entire time and leaving no room to ask the million dollar question. Trying to create another moment to spend together, she took him to her uncle's house where his fall litter of American Bullies were just born. After seeing the fresh pups, they walked down the hill to see who was left from the fall litter. They fell in love with Secret. She was laying down in the dirt, not a care in the world. Her brothers and sisters barking and jumping wanting the lovins from Xanara and Carson. Secret could not care less that there were people or that her siblings were jumping up and down on her face trying to win affection, she rolled over to try and go back to sleep. All they could think was she is a dream! She emits their energy and would be their baby girl. Xanara saw her opportunity and ran with it, "If you buy that dog for me, I'll be your girlfriend." Carson laughed. Then he stopped because he realized she was serious. Every person we called told us not to do it because we weren't even dating! Nicole even hung up on Xanara. She didn't even like him 4 months ago, why would they get a dog together on the first day of dating? Making insane decisions may not always work out in your favor, but this was the best decision of many they would make together over the course of the next four years. Secret's name was changed to our sweet, lazy girl Hennessey. The three of them have stayed together for four years faithfully and lovingly. It is not a typical love story, but wow does it feel "meant-to-be." Fate brought us together and hard work and determination and an endless amount of kisses have kept us together like gorilla glue.