We originally met in high school at a mutual friend’s pool party. We’d exchange a “hey” and small talk while passing each other in the hallways of SRHS, but after graduating, lost touch. We reconnected a few years later in 2020, (thanks to social media) and had really hit it off! Because of the pandemic, it made it harder to go on traditional dates, but we made it work! After a few weeks, King had to travel back to school in Kansas, & we decided to make long distance work for us. We figured out how to watch movies together on FaceTime, order in the same foods so we could share meals together, had numerous phone calls, digital cup pong wars, and plenty of laughs! Ayla made multiple trips to Kansas so we could spend intentional time together throughout King finishing college. Ultimately, we were long distance for the better part of 2 years! Once King graduated, he returned to Phoenix and we moved in together full time. The rest is history!