I met Ariana in 2019 when we were working as teachers in Laredo, Texas at Cigarroa High School. Ariana was working as a theatre arts teacher and I was an assistant band director. We became friends when Ariana made the brave decision (with no experience) to help the Color Guard. We began "dating" (up for debate depending on who you ask) in the late Summer of 2021, when I asked if she would like to go get sushi with me. She said yes! Next thing you know, a few weeks later, we are going to see Los Angeles Azules and dancing together! (Apparently still not a date according to Ari). After the concert we would have multiple not-dates where we would share an order of Pancho's at Taco Palenque, run at the local park, and even talk and laugh for hours and hours at Marshall's apartment. Finally, I got up the courage to profess my feelings to Ari (at the beginning of Band-tober no less!) and needless to say, the feeling was mutual! The rest, as they say, is history. We, along with our cat Theo, moved to San Antonio the next year and have been happily living in the Northwest side of San Antonio for three years!