In 2013, we went on our first date in high school at the Franklin Park Mall movie theater—and mom if you're reading this, I think I left the part out where I was meeting a guy, sorry. Whether we planned to be just friends or more than that, we knew we wanted to be in each other's lives one way or another. After years of the occasional snapchat and "Happy Birthday cutie!" text, we started dating our freshmen year in college in 2016. Antonio came to visit me at Ohio University in the spring, then I visited him, again, and again—we ended up dating for 3 year's long distance from Athens to New Concord. Fun fact: Antonio said I love you first in my dorm room bunk bed. After graduation in 2019, we moved to Columbus together, putting an end to the long distance, and finally get the pup we always talked about. After 5 years together, we got engaged in December of 2021 in Boulder, Colorado. It was perfect and the second time Antonio has actually ever surprised me. We couldn't be more excited to be husband and wife, parents (to Barley, duh), and spend the next 50+ years going on movie dates together. We can't wait to celebrate this next phase in our lives with you in May!