Christopher and Odessa met in the Navy in Maryland in 2018 through friends of friends. After knowing each other for a while they decided to give it a try. They officially started dating January 5, 2019. A couple months later Christopher moved to San Diego and a long distance relationship had begun until Odessa moved to San Diego in February of 2020. They rented their first home together and a couple months later they decided to buy a house together and finally found the perfect one in October 2020. In 2021, Odessa got out of the Navy and decided a new four legged addition would be perfect for our home. Although Gunner would not agree at first, Cookie immediately fit right in. That following year on January 6th after so much planning, Christopher proposed to Odessa in her hometown, Las Vegas, where she said yes! After much thought and planning they finally were able to start the wedding planning process . They will have had a 2 year engagement courtesy of the Navy and Christopher being on deployment. To say the least they are very excited to finally be able to have the time to get married and celebrate with friends and family.