When I first became a police officer I saw all these guys that were police
officers that you know they've been married three and four times they've
got kids alimony you know they're miserable you know and you know and all
of them have one thing in common they work a strange job. Years later I was
recruiting him to come be a police officer with me because I would trust
them I want to be with me. Still I mean he's had my back since day one.
It's not easy and so you know to get married to somebody that if you need to
marry somebody doing this job they have to be a swole and a lot of people yeah
and a lot of people can't hack. I met Davis the first time after he shot nearly
killed somebody. Soon as I got out of the police academy I was 52 days on the street
and I got into it my first shooting. The rule is when you shot nearly kill
somebody you don't talk or trust anybody at all. Some days are worse than others
you know and it's always in the back of your mind that it can always be that
worse. I'm coming home every day. All I can think about is that she's there you
know and you know I'm one of those guys man my job I'm there's I'm not scared of
anything like you can be you're that one percent of people that run toward gunfire
than a wife and it's true. Apparently I did too when I met you. You did you ran
you ran right into a shit show. Soon as I walk in the door man there's her smile
in face regardless how bad her day was you know there's her smile in face. That
being said Claire's almost running into it with me.
Since about the last couple years of college we learned a lot from each other
he taught me about redneckin and drinkin cheap beer. I taught him about hair
grease and fried chicken so we got a lot going but he's the kind of person that
will stand up for you stand behind you and make sure he's got your back and
that's the kind of person that I would expect to be by him.
Honestly the first time I saw Davis I thought he was just the most handsome
guy I'd ever seen. I really did.
From the first time I saw her on my side obviously I couldn't read her mind but on
my side it was just like a really strange connection I had you know I was
just kind of drawn to her. I felt the same way. It all missed I mean by far you
know guys always have these conversations about who's hot and I was
like by far she's the most beautiful girl I've ever seen you know I barely knew
her but I was just like man she is amazing. She has standout heads above
everybody else that Ole Miss. I was like she's beautiful everything about it.
I don't know when you actually got down on one knee everything was kind of a blur.
Yeah. We decided one afternoon one Friday afternoon to go to the zoo in Memphis.
It was a really nice day beautiful weather. September 9th 2011 and wasn't
really expecting it. I didn't know it was coming. It was a really pretty day. We
went to the zoo and walked around and I noticed I was driving on the way to the
zoo. It's about 20 minutes from where we live and he had his hand in his pocket
in the car. I'm like what the hell is he doing? What does he have his hand in his
pocket for? He had the ring in there and he was trying to keep it in there and not
let it fall out. I guess he was just so paranoid about it. Terrified I was going to lose it.
We walked up to the penguins and I was telling this story about how I've heard
that penguins can meet another you know their life partner or whatever and they
can swim away and go fishing or whatever hunting for like a year and come
back and all the penguins look the same to us but they can still pick out that
same exact penguin that they left a year ago and they can find their partner and
they have they don't believe in divorce. They never get divorced. They have a life
partner forever.
So I was telling him how neat that was and he was like yeah yeah cool yeah and I
could tell he was like really in a good mood but he wasn't listening to anything
I was saying and we walked inside the aquarium after that which was behind the
penguins who watched them for a while. It was such an amazing feeling because it
was unexpected but I had that feeling that it was gonna happen about 10
seconds before it did and my heart started beating so fast and I had
butterflies in my stomach and it was quiet it was dark in there nobody else
was in there but us and he's just telling me how much he loved me and was
hugging me wasn't looking at the fish at all I was going at that point I knew at
that point I knew something was going on it was too weird and I said I love you
too more than anything in the world and he said well do you love me enough to
marry me
it was just a like an amazing feeling of euphoria that the rest of your life is
happening and it's starting right now
and she makes him happier than anyone I've ever seen
other day Claire sent me this picture for some reason of Davis's bare ass it's
when it's sunken that this would be my brother-in-law this ring I give you
token in pledge this ring I'm trying to get on your hand
because it takes someone this wild and funny and loud and obnoxious and charming
to put up with someone as loud and charming and wild and funny as my sister
so I'm really looking forward to being part of my family and I love you guys
it's about the people you surround yourself with that's what makes life
what it is it makes it worth it my feelings would be best expressed an interpretive song and dance promise to be your loving and faithful mother promise to
be your loving and faithful love and serve you forever
we like to laugh thank you all so much for coming it means the world to us that
all our friends and family are here and one more time everybody if you don't
have a drink in your hand
tomorrow after the wedding all the guys are gonna be like wow another one off the
list and all the girls are gonna be like just another day and we like to
play jokes on each other in public remember one time we're in Walmart and I decided
to mess with them and calls the scene and deodorant I said
Davis you're breaking up with me you're breaking up with me in Walmart he comes
up how do these sweat pants on he pants is me and just holds my sweat pants
around my ankles that's one thing then I go to drive my hair a few days later
and there's flour in my blow dryer unbeknownst to me and I go to blow dry
my hair I'm pointing it right at my face you know to turn it on and it just
lasted it's right before I picked him up from the airport for Key West for his bachelorette party I couldn't do anything but laugh
okay another thing is he was mowing the lawn like the other day and I ran up
behind him when he was mowing the yard and I just pants I'm actually gonna
actually get Clay
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We're standing tall, but our heads held high
We are, we are, victorious
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We are, we are, victorious
Victorious, oh victorious
Triumphant, and glorious
Celebration has begun
The victory, we are, victorious
Rageous, conqueror, olympian, land champion
We are rejoicing with our heads held high
We are, victorious
All the last, magnificent
Destroying it, and excellent
We're standing tall, but our heads held high
We are, we are, victorious
Victorious, victorious
Triumphant, and glorious
Celebration has begun
The victory is won, we are, victorious
We climbed every mountain, crossed every sea
For every battle, on the rose of victory
Forever, and forever
Faithful, and faithful
Faithful, and faithful
Victorious, victorious
We're triumphant, and glorious
Celebration has begun
The victory is won, we are, victorious
We're remarkable, victorious
Exceptional, victorious
Triumphant, and glorious
Celebration has begun
The victory is won, we are, victorious
Victorious, victorious
We are triumphant, and glorious
Celebration has begun
The victory is won, we are, victorious
Celebration has begun
The victory is won, we are, victorious
Celebration has begun
Celebration has begun
