Our story begins about 2 1/2 years ago. We met in September of 2001 in The Woodlands High School choir. We became friends instantly. When Jason graduated in May of 2002, we lost touch for a few months. A few months later, Valerie left the church she was attending for various reasons and began attending Spring Woodlands Church of Christ in January of 2003. Within a few weeks, and through the help of the Going Deeper Bible study Sunday nights at Starbucks, we reconnected and began spending a lot of time talking and spending time together. We had our first date on March 28, 2003. We continued to go out on dates every weekend, and talk everyday for hours. We didn't admit that we were dating to anyone though until one of the elders of our church asked at a Sunrise service for Easter Sunday almost a month later. In April, we went to New York together with TWHS choir where we spent the entire week together. On May 17, Jason took Valerie to her Senior Prom. By the summer, we were completely inseparable.

The last few weeks of September started to get a little bit chaotic. We talked to both of our parents and shared with them that we wanted to get married. The last weekend in September, we went to The Woodlands Mall and picked out our rings. On October 1st, Jason took Valerie to Southshore Park. This park had become a special place to us while we were dating because we could walk around the park together and talk forever. This park had a tower style gazebo that overlooks Lake Woodlands. We began our normal walk up to the tower, and when we arrived at the top we sat down on a bench and began talking. A few minutes later, Jason got down on one knee and proposed.

The past few months have included a few trips (a Caribbean cruise with Valerie's family, and a trip to Florida to meet her family) and a lot of planning to get us to where we are now. We've had some amazing experiences together and have a lifetime of them left.