We met in Freshman study hall at Penncrest High School in the Fall of 2008. Alek had a state-of-the-art iPod Touch at the time that Kate couldn't resist so she befriended the quiet guy next to her diligently doing his homework in order to facilitate her love of solitaire. Little did she know this interaction would turn into a loving friendship that eventually became so much more! After dating long-distance from Ithaca to Philadelphia for a few years, Alek returned back to Delaware County to rejoin Kate and his family roots. On June 8, 2019, after chickening out the night before, Alek proposed to Kate at Mauch Chunk Lake Park in Jim Thorpe, PA... Lucky for him, she said yes!!!