It all started with a “Happy Birthday” message to Austin while he was deployed. I had just came home from basic training and tech school and had spent my birthday donating blood. I figured it might be slightly worse to spend your birthday deployed in Afghanistan and proceeded to wish him a happy birthday. Next thing I know, he invited me to the USMC birthday ball and we were talking everyday until he came home in November. We were both so nervous to finally meet each other in person, what if we didn’t like each other after all! Turns out we were meant to be together, because it felt like we had known each other forever already. I believe with all my heart we were meant to find each other exactly how and when we did. Thank you Tom!