AB and Tati met in 11th grade in high school Spanish class. At first few words were exchanged but with the help of class discussions a friendship was born. In high school, Abraham was a man of few words compared to Tatiana who was silly and loud. You wouldn’t believe it now but AB used to be serious and observant and Tatiana took the opportunity to make him laugh whenever she could. In the summer of 2006 Tatiana left to take a course at Harvard University. They exchanged phone calls every day and feelings started to bloom. In 2007 they graduated and went on to college, leaving the memories of high school sweethearts behind. Two years went by and it is now the year 2009, Tatiana is driving down Magnolia Blvd in her green Mustang when she notices a familiar face driving in the opposite direction. She pulls over, picks up her flip phone and texts a number from memory “Hey, was that you?” Seconds later AB’s phone buzzes and he responds excitedly “Yeah that was me! How are you?” The two catch up and Tatiana mentions she is training for her first half marathon and would really like a running partner. They began running together once a week and learned more about each other with every mile and romantic feelings began to reveal themselves. Abraham asked Tatiana out multiple times that year in hopes of progressing their relationship. Tati, in fear of losing a beautiful friendship, continually shot him down. Nevertheless, AB was not going to give up on the love of his life and waited patiently for the opportune moment. Tati left for Rome that New Years and AB called as many times as calling cards could afford. On returning from Italy AB asked Tatiana out to dinner to Tony Roma’s in Glendale. And on January 9, 2010 they officially became boyfriend and girlfriend embarking on a wonderful journey together. The next few years solidified their love and commitment to each other and on August 24, 2019 Abraham asked Tatiana if she would marry him. She said yes!