We first met, if you can believe it, thanks to my little brother! Graham attended Rhodes College in Memphis and played on the men's basketball team as a freshman. I was excited to learn that his team would be traveling to play in Birmingham, where I was in school. My mom and I enjoyed watching his game and were later invited to the team dinner! By the end of the evening, the tall, handsome, senior team captain (who was a favorite of my brother's) sat down in the empty chair next to me and struck up a conversation. Owen and I laughed and talked easily that first evening about our lives and mutual friends. There seemed to be an instant connection! We kept in contact and I later visited Owen in Memphis. Feelings developed quickly for both of us, despite the inability to spend lots of time together in person. We'll be forever grateful for Facetime! It was a struggle to decide whether or not we could make a long-distance relationship work, especially during COVID-19. We tried to move on at one point but quickly learned that life was not the same without one another! Trips between Birmingham, Memphis, Sandestin, Huntsville, and Atlanta consumed our weekends for 2.5 years until Owen finally moved to Birmingham to be with me permanently. Living in the same city this past year reaffirmed how we felt about one another and Owen asked me to be his wife! After having spent those years apart, we are overjoyed to get to spend the rest of our lives together!