ok, now that that's off my chest, I want to tell you a story. one wednesday in may I was leaving the office to head to another meeting, when I stopped at the front desk to say hi to one of my fav moms. **when you work with students, you have favorite moms. it's just a given** we had just hosted our last big even of the school year at her house, and I wanted to thank her again... she just found out I was leaving arkansas & moving to virginia for law school. after a few minutes of chatting, she asked me how old I was, and then came the ask... she asked me if I would go on a blind date with her son when he comes into town later that week. ok, more background. I was good friends with her oldest daughter, and her youngest son was one of our students. I had also met her other daughter a few times, and I had only heard various stories of "the other haefner." after hearing more about this guy, I said sure. **confession: I knew that if this guy was half as great as his mom said he was, I was going to be in trouble**
then he came in town & we met on sunday for a day at the lake with jen & rob (sister & her boy). may 25. that was the day I met the guy in this picture. we hung out every day that week until I left for my sister's high school graduation on thursday, and he's been stuck with me ever since. michael is the sweetest, hardest working, most intentional & authentic cheese-ball I've ever met, and I love getting to do life alongside him. thankful for jackie (aka: j-momma). thankful for friends who help me process. thankful for God's writing of a crazy, and totally out-of-control story. thankful for half a year spent with you. you da you da.
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