Scott and I met in July of 2005. We met at Briarwood Pres. Church. Neither of us was ready for anything more than friendship. We both had just gone through pretty bad divorces. We would say hi to one another in passing. In September I went to Sweden on a missions trip. That trip changed my life. While I felt I didn't know who I was after the divorce on that trip God showed me who I was again. I began to grow and become more confident in my new found identity. When I came back I finally felt I was ready for the dating world again.
I was involved in the Singles group at Briarwood and Scott had decided to start going as well. The singles had a Halloween party and we both ended up going. Scott didn't know anyone there and we talked for a little while. Even though I would go off and talk to my other friends I always came back to talk to Scott. There was this connection I couldn't explain. We went to Starbucks after the party and talked for hours. It was so nice. We saw each other 2 more times that week. We spent Thanksgiving together, where I met his parents, and knew pretty much from the start that we were meant to be together.We were unseparable.
We started planning our wedding in February. We didn't want a big wedding. We had both already had our big wedding. We wanted something just for us. We decided to go to Las Vegas. We didn't tell our parents until right before we left. We wanted no company with us. We got married on April 4 2006. It was exactly the way we wanted it. It lasted 7 minutes and was every bit personal and intimate. We spent the rest of the week in Vegas and had the time of our lives.
