We met on June 3, 2018. The date is easy to remember because it was two of our dearest friends' wedding. Eric made a sarcastic comment before a flirty one, and I responded in kind. Sparks were flying, people. There was one big problem... I was less than two weeks away from moving to Buffalo, NY. We spent most of the next week together, and when I left "for good" Eric swears he felt physical pain. He said in that moment he knew he had to keep me. A week later he sent me a screenshot of a plane itinerary and said, "I think I'm gonna come see you. Is that okay?" The rest flew by: six months of long distance, a six-hour move home two days before Christmas, ten months learning how to live together, and then a proposal that was sweet, personal, and private. All that's left is to celebrate our decision to spend the rest of our lives' together with the people we love the most!