We both were rowing for West Side rowing club during the summer of 2014. Even though we trained at the same facility, our paths didn't cross until the last race of the summer on Henley Island. It wasn't until we both returned to Canisius College for the fall semester that our paths would cross again leading to our first date. During the semester we bonded over a mutual interest in science, food, and rowing. The rest is history until 2017 when we became engaged.

The day after my final medical school exam of the semester, Geoffrey surprised me with plans for a fun day trip that he had planned to celebrate. The initial plan was to spend the day at the Toronto science center, and then to head home to cook dinner (this was a recreation of an earlier Valentines Day dates). Everything was going smoothly until we crossed the Peace Bridge into Canada when a white out blizzard rolled in. I mentioned that it was getting a little too hazardous to drive, and Geoffrey agreed. We pulled over to check the radar in Saint Catharines Ontario, an area familiar to us from our days rowing. Since we were not going to make it to Toronto, we ended up making a stop on Henley Island. Little did I realize, but the trip to Toronto was a premise to get me up to our old stomping grounds. The snow had slowed down allowing us to enjoy a walk along the race course. We ended up on the far end of Henley Island where we had first met. The next moment Geoffrey got down on one knee and proposed. We drove to Buffalo to celebrate with Geoffrey’s family then ended the night by celebrating with my family in Erie Pa.