How we met

To answer the ever-popular question, "How did you guys meet?" here it is. Once upon a time, Josh's family lived overseas in Saudi Arabia as tent makers for two years. His dad, Jack, worked as a pharmacist at a large hospital in the capital city. For some unknown reason, the hospital did not renew Jack's contract, so the family had to leave the country. It was time for them to return to the United States and for Jack to find another job. In the teeny tiny village of J-town, a hospital wanted Jack to start work right away. So the family contacted churches in the area to see if anyone had some room for them to stay a short while until they could find their own home. My dad was also a pharmacist and my parents agreed that we had a fully finished basement that would probably benefit this incoming family. So my family met his family. I was in 6th grade at the time and Josh was in 8th grade. We both thought one another was cute, but at that age we didn't say much more than, "Hi." I was the first girl he met here. My best friend, Joelle, and I remember that I said, "I'm going to marry him someday." It was my wishful thinking that God used for His plan. Well, Josh and I went to different schools and different churches after that and didn't really see each other often. Fast-forward to our freshman year of college. In February of 2001, we were both at a homecoming basketball game. I was there to crown the new homecoming queen, and he was there with a college buddy to watch the game. We spotted one another and caught up on each other's news. Joelle and I schemed to invite Josh and his friend over to her house to watch a movie after the game. Well, they got very lost trying to find the house and saw only the last 20-30 minutes of the movie. But the spark was there for both of us. I decided to make a bold move and email him. It simply said, "It was great to see you. Give me a call sometime." Needless to say, he called me and we've been together ever since. We plan to live happily ever after. The End.