It all began in The Ohio State University School of Music. Andy and I both worked for stage crew while in school. He had always caught my eye. In the spring of 2021, I asked Andy out for a coffee and he said yes. We had our first date at Northstar Cafe. We sat and talked for three and a half hours. By the end of the date, I said, "I would love to do this again sometime." Andy responded with, "How about tomorrow?" We went on four dates in the span of one week before Andy left for a summer internship in Huntsville, Alabama. We decided we would continue getting to know each other while he was away through text and FaceTime. We talked all the time. We decided we didn't want to wait until the end of the summer to see each other again, so we planned a trip midway through. Andy and I met in Louisville, Kentucky to spend a weekend together. It was during this weekend that we fell head over heels in love with one another. We bonded in a way that was so genuine and unexpected. It was during this weekend that we made our relationship official. From here on out, we FaceTimed every night for 3-5 hours/night. Our record was a 7 hour call. We never ran out of things to say. Getting to know one another was the highlight of our summers. When Andy returned to Columbus in August, we finally got to be together in person. We spent our senior year of college together and supported each other every step of the way. Upon graduating in May of 2022, we moved into our first apartment together in Cincinnati, Ohio. In April of 2024, Andy and I bought our first house together in Sharonville, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. Andy proposed to me in July of 2023, marking the start of our nearly two-year engagement. We cannot wait to become Mr. and Mrs. Planitz and continue living our lives together as husband and wife.