A meeting of chance brought Mark and Ariel together and a question of age sparked a friendship. Only the faiths would know in February of 2006 the then 15 and 16 year old, Ariel and Mark, would be forever be connected.

This friendship strengthened for nine months and the two were inseparable. Ariel was a frequent visitor at the Borrego household, and phone calls rarely ended before the early hours of the morning. In October 2006, on the top of a ferris wheel, they both decided that their friendship wasn't enough and they shared their first kiss.

The two are successful apart but unstoppable together! Both with degrees from the University of Houston and careers well on their way, there isn't much that the two cannot achieve. On December 17, 2016, in front of a tower of lights... higher than the eyes can see (and only Texas can achieve), Mark got down on one knee, expressed his love, appreciation and admiration for Ariel and asked her to be his wife.