Despite our rival alma maters, we became fast friends during the first week of medical school at Loyola University in Chicago. A twist of fate in our third year landed us on the same clinical rotation schedule. Somewhere between those fetching surgical scrubs and a few celebratory post-exam beers, these study buddies decided to take their friendship to the next level. We began dating in November, 2014 and moved to Charleston, South Carolina to begin our residencies in July, 2016. Brian proposed August 25th, 2017.