Our friendship began in 2010 at Belmont Ridge Middle School. Often chatting about Green Day and sharing headphones during Spanish class. We spent countless hours video chatting on ooVoo and messaging on Facebook after school. During that time we kept our crush on each other to ourselves and soon after parted ways to different High Schools. During summer break in 2017, our paths crossed once again in the Outer Banks. We instantly hit it off and became inseparable. Gavin was attending North Carolina State University and Aleks The University of Alabama. The following year, Aleks transferred to Virginia Commonwealth University to be closer to Gavin, allowing them to visit more frequently and have more quality time together. Upon graduation, on May 12, 2020, Gavin shakily got down on one knee and proposed to Aleks in front of the whole family. Making the proposal bittersweet and intimate amid the pandemic. Gavin and Aleks now live in Richmond, Virginia with their adorable and intelligent Border Collie, Richie, planning their special day and the move to Arlington, Virginia.