It all started a long time ago when I befriended a girl named Sarah back in sixth grade. As my friendship with Sarah grew, I also became very close with Sarah’s whole family—spending holidays, weekends, and all sorts of time with her close knit, welcoming (and loud!) family. I was around all the time, and that’s how Sarah’s brother, Michael, came to know me. 

Through the years, Michael and I developed our own friendship together. We spent our teenage years as 4H camp counselors, a special college summer making plenty of memories with a whole gang of friends, and a few years of our twenties bonding over concerts. As our friendship grew, so too did our crushes on one another. Oh the memories!