Our shifts always seemed to sync up, and over the months, we developed our own little traditions—most notably, Taco Tuesdays. Every Tuesday, we’d work the day shift, and Steven would pick up tacos from Jack in the Box. Then, we'd run them through the conveyor oven at work. For some reason, food always tasted better after a trip through that oven—who knows why, but it just did. This became our quirky way of flirting, though we were both too oblivious to realize it. It took almost a year of this weekly routine before we finally started dating. A huge shout-out to our coworker, Shareecs (seriously, thank you!), who stepped in and made it clear that we liked each other. Since June 2016, we’ve been inseparable!

In the summer of 2023, we set off on an unforgettable trip through Europe, staying in a different country almost every night—England, the Netherlands, Germany, France, and eventually back to England for one of the final nights of our adventure. We found ourselves in the beautiful city of Bath, just wandering and soaking in the charm of it all. Out of nowhere, Steven stopped walking. He launched into this sweet, rambling speech about how he'd been searching for the perfect moment to propose but nothing ever seemed quite right. Then he said he refused to go home without asking me. In that instant, he dropped to one knee and asked me to marry him.