We met during spring break 2016. Cole was living up in Naperville, IL and I was back from Michigan for the week. We met at Peet's Coffee, but I was heading back up to Michigan to finish out my last semester before coming home for nursing school. Cole and I texted back and forth during my last few weeks in Michigan getting to know each other, and when I came back home in May, we had our first official date on Cinco de Mayo (getting Mexican food- of course). It was a great night that ended with the world's most awkward kiss, and here we are, 4.5 years later getting ready to spend the rest of forever together.