Me and Zach were asked to teach fourth grade at church the week after we got engaged. The story was about faith, and how sometimes we only see a little bit of what God is doing and not the whole picture. I cannot even begin to count the things God put both of us through to allow us to spend forever with each other. We praise him for teaching and guiding us along the way.

October 21st 2024, was the first interaction Zach and Julia had with each other. They had just attended the Jon Pardi concert, Zach was with Ryan and Mason, and Julia was with some other friends. Coincidentally, they had all parked next to each other. Julia handed the boys some pizza that had sat in the car through the whole concert. That was our FIRST interaction lol. The next day, Hannah and Julia planned to take the kids (their siblings) to the pumpkin patch. Ryan and Zach decided to tag along, which ended up turning into a whole day hangout. We carved pumpkins, drove the jeep around, and played games. The Thursday after that, 10/26, at young adults, Zach asked for Julia's number. We then started texting, A LOT. Hanging out on weekends with friends. Zach came over to meet Julia's parents and won her mom over by helping build a bed frame. Our first date was November 17th. Zach also asked Julia to be his girlfriend that night. A date that we will remember forever. It was not a normal first date, but a date that caused us to show raw emotions very fast. We started hanging out a lot. We knew quickly that we wanted to get married.

November 17th we started dating & March 2nd we got engaged! We are SO excited for September 14th<3

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