Samantha and Devon met for the first time in Calculus class on the campus of Oakwood University. They were both Biomedical Science majors (if you know about that Chemistry, Biology, then Calculus life back to back, you know lol). Samantha was sitting in front of Devon and they would talk occasionally throughout the course of the class. On one occasion during class Samantha found out that it was Devon’s 16th birthday (yes 16!) and proceeded to encourage the whole class to sing to him...much to Devon’s dismay. He thought Samantha to be cute, but very annoying. Fast forward 2 years, and a beautiful relationship blossomed over countless hours of studying, walking around Oakwood’s campus, and trying different restaurants. Eventually Devon would come to ask Samantha to be his girlfriend using one of her favorite treats, donuts! Samantha and Devon applied to many medical schools together, but God allowed them both to be accepted to Loma Linda University School of Medicine. After graduating from Oakwood (both of them had honors of course), they moved across the country to begin their medical education. Through countless trials and joys at Loma Linda, a year of long distance when Devon went to Pittsburgh for his research year, writing an award winning children’s book together, and the process of matching to Pediatric and Orthopedic Surgery residency; their love has blossomed beautifully. On October 7th, Devon and Samantha’s life’s changed forever when Devon asked Samantha to be his wife. He took her to a beautiful scene in the mountains (where he visited weeks before unbeknownst to Samantha) and used rocks to write their initials out by the lakeside. Unfortunately a wild animal took advantage of the beautiful set up for a bathroom break. However, this does not change the fact that they look forward to graduating from medical school, and then celebrating with all of you just 2 weeks after graduation for their wedding 😁!