We met in Mrs. Higgs' second-grade class when we were 8 years old. We were also in the same class in third grade, fourth grade, and many more after that. As kids, we were partners at the Invention Convention, with our groundbreaking "Trashcycle." Over the years, we went apple picking together, made movies traveling through time, and shared a close group of friends. In high school, we finally went on our first date at Bertucci's on New Year's Eve of our junior year. We drove to school together every day, went to prom together twice, and then had 5 years of "long distance" at college. Then, we moved in together, bought a house, and after all those years got engaged on a summery Friday night Thai food picnic. In between all of that, we've spent a lot of time laughing at dumb jokes and eating good food. And we still go apple picking.