Throughout high school, we had mutual friends so I always knew of him. Fast forward to Freshman year of college, I was doing an at home workout with my mom and sister (throwback to Covid days and many at home workouts in the living room), and my mom got a text from her good friend, Dryden's aunt. She asked my mom if I was single because Dryden had been asking about me. Not going to lie I got a little giddy. After what felt like forever, he finally sent me a message on instagram NUMEROUS months later. Apparently he had to work up some courage. We messaged back and forth for a bit, where he continued to hate on my favorite food...sushi. I had to get him to try it and change his mind, so on our first official date, we picked up Mikuni takeout. Let's just say, Dryden never tries any food I suggest anymore, especially if it comes from the sea. I think he almost threw up on our first date. Anyways, the rest is history. :)

In high school I went to a Roseville party at one of Jacie’s friend’s houses, and that was the first night I saw her. I remember seeing her in the backyard and immediately asking one of my friends, “Who the heck is that?” My friend proceeded to tell me she had a boyfriend. Fast forward two years, we were freshmen in college, and I couldn’t help but wonder if she was single. So, I asked my Aunt Nay to text her mom because they are really good friends. I got the good news back that she was indeed single, and of course Nay tried to keep texting her mom. I told Nay, “Don’t worry, I got it from here.” What had to have been only a week or two later, I finally got the courage to text her. She posted a picture on Instagram, and I knew I had an easy way in. To my surprise, it worked! So, being a good man, I took her to her favorite restaurant, Mikuni… disgusting! Like all lame sushi lovers, she tried to convince me over and over again that if I just tried her roll then I would love sushi… they all do this. So, I tried it and almost threw it up on her on our very first date. Well, it couldn’t have been that bad of a date, because now she’s marrying me. So, I am either just super good looking, or she just needs some sucker to pay for her sushi.