Some love stories involve dragons, princesses, and knights in shining armor. Some love stories involve a boy standing outside with a boombox to win a girl over. Some involve a girl standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her. Some love stories begin with a girl moving next door to a boy. Occasionally, love stories involve a girl shoving an entire cupcake in her mouth thinking it would surely impress the boy. Then again, the beginning of that love story may be unique to Andrew and I. We have known each other since middle school, but didn't talk much. My sophomore year of high school, my family moved next door to Andrew and his family. We didn't speak much initially, just occasional nods and waves. Nods and waves turned to carpooling to school. Carpooling to school turned into regular conversation. Regular conversation turned into friendship and friendship turned into a mutual crush. We made it official the summer of 2013. We dated through high school, and continued dating as Andrew went to Ohio University and I went to Marietta College. We drove back and forth between colleges, and endured the commute during my two years in OT school. In March 2023, Andrew popped the question while we were on a trip to Vegas. Answering that question was easy. After all, I'd known what my answer would be since we were just a couple of teenagers in love. Now, we have been together for over ten wonderful years. We can't wait to celebrate the years that brought us to this point and begin all the beautiful years to come!