We met in the Summer of 2015. I was dating someone. He was dating someone. We became friends through similar interests in movies, dances, food, and days spent being lazy. Over time, we opened up more to each other and bonded through the break-ups that we both experienced. Austin decided to join the Air Force and had a date set to leave in May of 2017. I went to say my farewells to him out in Vail and met his family for the first time. We spent the whole day together and had such a great time. At the end of the evening, his mom invited me out to his graduation from Basic Military Training that coming summer in TEXAS! Hesitant at first, I accepted and later road tripped to San Antonio with the Peery family that following July. Texas is where things changed. After Austin's graduation, conversation picked up and we both discovered our feelings for one another. He came down to visit that Fall and we drove up to Oakland, CA together. Making things official was such an easy yes. We knew from the beginning that we both wanted this to go somewhere, and so here we are... ready to take the next step in starting our life together. Couldn't be more happy and in love!