T HE L OVE S TORY
We actually met twice, the fi rst time was in Weekday Ministries at First United Methodist Church in Huntsville, when we were
in kindergarten. During the fi rst week of kindergarten, I announced to my mother that I had a boyfriend who was a whole foot
shorter than me and that I intended to marry him – this boy happened to be Brandon. After kindergarten, we remained friends at
Stewart Elementary until Brandon moved to Houston and we lost contact.
In 2012, I found Brandon on Facebook and sent him a message inquiring if he was my old friend. It wasn’t until nearly fi ve
years later that he actually received the message and thankfully remembered me! Brandon had lived in several different places,
including a different state, during the 16 years we spent without contact. Once we reconnected, we chatted back and forth for a
month and fi nally made plans to get together. We found ourselves lost in conversation, and immediately made plans to meet up
the following weekend.