The year was 2019, and online dating was in full swing. The app of choice was Hinge, because let's be honest, Liz and Andrea are in their 30s and had outgrown the Tinder life. They carefully curated pictures for their profile, hand-selecting them to showcase themselves without being too boastful of their bomb lives. There they were, scrolling through the sea of profiles, thumbs on auto-pilot - swipe left, swipe left...but wait! Liz's thumb froze above the screen. "Who is this lady," she exclaimed in her head. "Okay, looks like we both like to travel, she's in the military, she has a cute dog. Why not?" she thought to herself. Now the next part of the story is up for debate, Liz claims Andrea didn't respond to her for three days, but Andrea argues it was more like 2 days. Any way, Liz's 'like' popped into Andrea's inbox. Andrea perused her profile thinking, "She's cute, looks like she travels a lot, but she's friends with a kangaroo?!?! I MUST meet this woman!". Andrea boldly called Liz within 24 hours of their first text exchanges and the rest is history! Their story in review: 2019 Jun: Liz flies to Boston for their first date. You read that correctly - FIRST DATE! Andrea sees her saunter through the airport and knows she is in trouble. Jul-Aug: They fly back and forth from Columbus to Boston, but the key event here is...Liz severs her big toe tendon from a broken jar of spaghetti sauce! Andrea changed her flight to stay to take care of her and this is when Liz knows she is in love! 23 Sept: The day they each had enough courage to say "I love you" for the first time. 05 Oct: Liz locks it down and asks Andrea to be her girlfriend while at a gallery in New Hampshire. 2020 Jan-Feb: They travel to Colorado and Costa Rica for some last minute fun before the entire nation goes on lockdown Feb-Aug: They spend a lot of time adventuring outdoors - packrafting, biking, hiking 08 Sept: Finally, Liz cannot take it any longer and proposes!