NARRATED BY LENA:

We first met on a beautiful and sunny Sunday afternoon in July of 2013. A few friends and I had decided to make a quick trip to Chicago for the weekend to close out the summer in style. After that Sunday liturgy, we, and a few other native Chicagoan's, went out for brunch. Andrew, who prides himself on being punctual, arrived late. Very late. Walking in, strutting his Texan stuff, with a over-sized grin on his face, I immediately wrote him off.

It wasn't until I was forced to sit next to him for a ride in his car that my mind began to change. We bonded over our love for dogs, music, and crab legs.

For about a year we remained close friends. (Everyone knew he had a crush on me the whole time, he was just too shy to admit it) Regardless of the distance, we learned more and more about each other over time, thanks to modern technology. Andrew insists we began dating September 9, 2014 - which marks the day he admitted to having a crush on me :) But in-fact we began dating, or, 'courting' on November 1, 2014.

Everyday since then has been an absolute blessing. God has blessed us both immensely and we cannot thank Him enough.

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