Five years ago I was working at a childcare center where I taught a class of 2 year olds. While working there, I grew very close with my co-worker, Brooke. She was such a funny and likable person that I really had no choice in the matter...friends it was! One weekend, like many, we were going to find something to do and we ended up at one of her friend's apartments. She introduced me to a tall, dark and very handsome young man who asked for my number and the next night called me. The night after, I went over to hang out and we immediately hit it off...we had so so much in common!! We ended up sitting on the couch and talking for hours on end. A week later we were officially "dating" and we knew that this time was different.
A few weeks after Luke and I had been dating, Brooke came to me at work and told me that a check-up with her doctor had revealed that she could possibly have cancer. Both of us were positive that it was just a scare, so when later tests come out positive, we were just in shock...
Brooke died in September of the following year while I was in Gulf Shores on a beach trip... two years later, Luke and I got married on her anniversary in front of the same condo I was staying in the day I found out she died.
Luke and I have now been married almost three years and together almost five and have an amazing child together, and I will forever be grateful to Brooke for introducing us. Today is Luke's 28th birthday and I'm sure if Brooke were still alive, she'd be calling to say happy birthday to him. Thank you Brooke Bost for getting us started on this journey, we'll always stop to remember you and your unforgettable laughter.
I get it.
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