Our Story
Chris
“You never know when God will place your soul mate right in front of you. Keep your eyes open Chris. Trust me on this!”
That is part of the speech that one of my career mentors would always give me. He became like a father to me and was determined to help me find a wife!
On January 28th 2018, while out with a group of college friends, I attended a house party. This was a Harry Potter themed party. Keep in mind, I have never seen or read Harry Potter, so I was reluctant to go. Eventually, I was convinced and immediately saw the most beautiful woman in the room, dancing wearing a blue dress with a big afro lol. I actually took pictures and videos (see the video below) from that party as I typically did to post on social media later. A few days later, looking through my photos, I came across a video of a group dancing from the party and there she was, the girl I remembered. That night the Harry Potter party was one of many stops, but I made a mental note to keep my eyes open for her. If I ever ran into her again, I would ask her out.
Fast forward to the pandemic (2 years later)….
I’m now living 13 hours away in South Florida, scrolling on Instagram. The entire world at this time is locked down so everyone is on Instagram attempting to stay sane. One night while scrolling, I came across a page of a woman named “Kysha”. She was beautiful, seemed super smart and had all of her clothes on. I was intrigued lol. After a few minutes of scrolling, I came across a picture of her at the Harry Potter themed party from years ago and I immediately remembered her. A quick scroll through my pictures confirmed it was her!
I did what any millennial stuck at home during the pandemic would do. I hopped in her Direct Messages. Everybody was quarantined so there was a good chance she would see it lol. We quickly began commenting on each other’s posts and later exchanged numbers. Night after night we stayed up till 3 and 4am on the phone talking. We talked about everything. Our families, our dreams, our past, and most importantly, God. I was in love lol. We would look up and both say “It’s 5.a.m!” and both laugh. For a few weeks we were literally working off of 2 hours of sleep because we couldn’t seem to get off of the phone.
A few months later I traveled home and we went on our first date to the black history museum. (I had to show her I was educated haha). We walked and talked for hours. Our relationship continued to grow long distance. Once I decided to work remote from Mississippi, I left Florida and we became a couple. The more I got to know her and the more time we spent together, I knew this was my wife.
This is the part where I should say what led me to propose. Well… I did what all of my spiritual leaders suggested and went to God. I plan to share the confirmation I received with Kysha privately when we wed but I will say I am 1000% sure she was put here just for me.
Video of the very first time I laid eyes on who would later become my wife.
Yes. I actually have the video! lol
Kysha
“Our first phone conversation felt like a 90’s R&B video.”
It Started with a simple IG gesture. I would make a post or share a story, and I would smile when I noticed his comments. I would always notice him. I remember checking out his profile and thinking to myself, “He’s into art, traveling, has a cute smile, and has a witty personality. We may be on to something.” (lol) It wasn’t soon after we started chatting in the DM’s that he asked for my number in his own witty way (see below). By this point, I had grown quite fond of his sense of humor. Our phone conversations felt like a 90’s R&B video. We stayed up many nights until 5 a.m. talking about anything and everything. I remember hanging up and saying to myself, “God, I like him.” I liked how our conversations flowed so smoothly. Chris and I had many talks about our upbringing in church and our love for Christ. It was important to me that we were in alignment and grounded in God’s word. So it wasn’t until a year later that we actually went on our first date.
Chris came back to our hometown to visit, and he asked me out. Mind you, we had never seen each other in person until now. I thought he was very handsome and naturally funny. I told him he was trying to get his Barack Obama on by taking me to a museum for our first date (lol). I knew we had something special when neither of us wanted the evening to end. From that point on, we consistently dated, became best friends, and fell in love.
Keeping Jesus first in our lives by reading the word together has taught us how to handle our challenges with compassion and understanding while appreciating each other’s differences.
