Wendy and Robert
Friends can be sneaky, but it’s usually for your own good, right? For Wendy Dickey and Robert Cole it was since the two are now counting down the days to their wedding.
Wendy and Robert met five years ago at a 5th birthday party. They had mutual friends that invited each of them with every intention for the two of them to hit it off. They didn’t know it was a set-up but ended up being attracted to each other nonetheless.
“He was fun, and he obviously loved being around kids since we were at a child’s birthday party,” Wendy says about what first attracted her to Robert.
Over time they realized they had a lot of the same interests, one being bowling. The couple is part of a Friday night bowling league in Boonville. They each also love farming and sport shooting.
On Feb. 21, 2015, after the State Championship bowling tournament was when Robert decided to propose. He took her to visit the botanical gardens in Springfield, Missouri, which, unfortunately, was still covered in snow and ice from a previous snowfall.
“He wanted to go by the lake,” Wendy recalls. “He told me later that all he kept thinking was, “Where’s a dry spot? Where’s a dry spot?”” He eventually found one and got down on one knee. She, of course, said yes!
The wedding is quickly approaching, and Wendy mentions they are both excited to be able to start a family together. “We already have a house and a farm. We both just want a family.”