Their story begins on April 8th, 2017 at Illinois State University. Tina was with her friends enjoying one of their usual "Saturday Darty's" at their apartment, The Lodge, when Jimmy caught her eye... or did she catch his? From the moment they met, they knew it was love at first sight. Jimmy says, "I knew she would be my wife that day I met her". It was as if they had known each other their whole lives. Toni was in town that weekend trying out for the ISU cheer team and Tina had the responsibility of picking her up after tryouts. After spending an hour getting to know each other, Tina had to break the news to Jimmy that it was time to pick up Toni. "Oh, I'll come!" was Jimmy's immediate reaction. Little did Toni know, she would be meeting her future brother-in-law when tryouts ended. Jimmy welcomed Toni into his arms like his own sister and Tina knew he was the one. That first weekend together was just the beginning. Tina and Jimmy eventually moved into an apartment together in Chicago, they went on many vacations (including several trips to Mexico), they spent weekends at The Lake with family, and made many memories with life long friends. Then on November 24, 2023 outside of the Adler Planetarium, Jimmy got down on one knee and asked Tina if she would spend the rest of her life with him. And in that moment she knew that despite all of the hardships life had thrown her way, Jimmy was her person and she was always meant to meet him on that April day at ISU.