We both attended Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, MD. Quentin graduated in 2008 and left for Liberty University to play basketball. A good mutual friend, Rexrian (Rex) Jarrett, introduced us to each other in 2009 following a Blair varsity basketball game. We sat across one another at the infamous McDonald's across the street from Blair. Quentin requested to see my phone, saved his number in it, and said "text me, loser". The most non-traditional courting led to years of adventure, laughter, and love. We want to take a moment to recognize Rex for bringing us together, we wouldn't be here without you. Our story is special because we've grown together in a few of the most unstable phases of human life. Our love has survived long distance in the first year, 4 years of undergraduate college, and 2 years of long distance between New York City and Durham, NC. Eleven years later, we're more than confident that our love can survive anything.

The night of our proposal was one of the most magical nights we shared! After constant delays due to COVID, Quentin was finally able to bend the knee and ask me to marry him. I walked into a dim lit row house in Washington, D.C., beautifully decorated with rose gold balloons, roses, and lights. I was overwhelmed with joy to find him waiting for me in the sun room, holding the PERFECT ring. Thank you to Naku & Chrissy Mayo for capturing this beautiful night and sharing our special moment. A HUGE thank you to my sisters Bayan, Aaya and Noon and our friends Kristy Nguyen & Antonio Mejia for helping Quentin's vision come to life. We are so excited to celebrate our love with our friends and family. Egypt 2021, here we come!