Andrea and I's story starts at Merrimack High School. We were both band geeks, and that lead to us becoming fast friends. And, as is so common in High School, we started dating. We broke up our senior year, and vowed to stay as far away from each other as possible, only to find ourselves attending college about a block away from each other in Boston MA. As 2 Country Mice in the Big City, we decided to explore all that our schools and Boston had to offer together, rekindling the friendship we had both come to miss. After that first year of school Andrea decided to transfer and change majors, choosing the nursing path at Rivier University. While I stayed in Boston attending Wentworth Institute of Technology. Shortly after that, I found that my financial state could not support my continued education, and I withdrew from school. After moving back to my hometown with my parents, I found that Andrea had also moved back home to finish her schooling. We had our first date in June of 2018, and continued our courtship of one another as old friends, and a new couple. I joined the workforce, and she finished her nursing degree, earning a BSN RN. After a masked graduation ceremony in the middle of a global pandemic, we moved in together with our 2 perfect little monsters, Frida and Maya. Working double overtime in a hospital during a major health crisis gives one a different perspective on what is important in life. We saved up enough for a down payment on a house, and I secreted away enough to purchase an engagement ring. You see, this Country Mouse had realized that life was scary in the city, and in the country, and you need someone by your side who makes those scary decisions seem easy, so I dropped to one knee and asked Andrea to spend her life with me.