We met through our friends Lexi and Steve. Natalia visited Lexi one weekend in Manasquan when she was living and working in Maryland, and met Anthony there. We started to hang out more once Natalia moved back to New Jersey to start graduate school. We would hang out occasionally with friends until Anthony finally decided to ask Natalia to join him at a NYE party. We started dating shortly after that, and have been enjoying happiness ever since.

After an unexpected change in Anthony's original plans of a proposal in Greece, we went for a much needed weekend get away to Anthony's family's house in Pennsylvania. After a day of yard work, which made Natalia think there couldn't possibly be a proposal coming, we had dinner on the balcony over looking the pond. While enjoying the view, Anthony got down on one knee and popped the question.