In April of 2016 Brent and I connected through a millenials favorite way - the dating app Bumble. Our story started out a little rocky with us matching on the app a few months prior, me reaching out and getting no response. A few months later I popped into Surfride, Oceanside’s local surf shop where Brent was the manager at the time. I grabbed a few pairs of new shorts and went to the register to check out, when I saw Brent running down the stairs (as if someone had signaled he needed to come down to help even though I was the only person downstairs). Without any hesitation he blurts out “shorts weather huh?!” A few days later I am scrolling on Bumble and see Brent’s picture pop up again. I swipe right and its a match... again! I immediately message him and say “I am pretty sure I just saw you in Surfride a few days ago haha.” Second time was a charm and he responded and we set up our first date at Bagby Brewing in Oceanside, a second one a week later at the Yellow Deli in Vista and then a few weeks later spent 5 unplanned dusty, hot days at Coachella together where I infamously became the “Coachella girlfriend.” Here we are almost 5 years later making memories in our Carlsbad Casita and looking forward to spending the rest of our lives together.