We met through Bumble!! It started with Charista's message, "hey, how's it going?" We started talking 24/7 and the rest was history.

Our first date was memorable. We went to eat at Georgio's Chicago Pizzaria & Pub on a Sunday. We bonded with Pepperoni and Mushroom deep dish pizza. Then we went to get boba at Coffeehaus! We lost track of time and ended up staying until Coffeehaus closed!

It was our 1 year anniversary. The first part of the day consists of relaxing, watching Netflix and napping. Then Jerwin planned a very nice dinner getaway at Gibson's Steak Italia in Chicago. After the delicious steak and drinks, we bundled up and went to see Lincoln Park's Zoo Lights. It was a very cold night. Jerwin wanted to propose in the Cinderella looking ball of lights but Charista was being too stubborn to wait in line so his proposal didn't go as planned. Luckily, Jerwin also bought Special Winter Happenings Lights tickets. It was approximately 9:45pm where Jerwin took Charista to the top of the Lincoln Park Zoo overseeing the zoo lights. It was warmer with a bonfire nearby, hot chocolate, and privacy. They took selfies at the very top until Jerwin started talking about their 2nd date. After mentioning the 2nd date's weather, Jerwin got down to one knee and asked Charista to marry him. There was a couple nearby who took random pictures as a memory. And of course, Charista said YES!