We met in our first rehearsal for Romeo and Juliet, the first play we were cast in at our college. As the tagline says, we weren't the titular characters, just a couple of background characters with super awesome backstories (that we came up with all on our own). I looked up at Calvin while the director was talking to the other actors and told him, "We're going to get to know each other really well." Thus started our epic love story.

We were heading to our friend Danni's place for a Christmas party. Calvin started driving in the opposite direction of her apartment. "It's cool, he's awful with directions," I thought. "I'll just let him know." I told him we were going the wrong way. Calvin just said, "Trust me, I know where we're going." After a while, it's clear we're heading towards the Regent area. "Just have to pick something up from Sierra first," he said. That's when I knew exactly what he was going to do, and I couldn't keep myself from smiling. (Fun fact: Sierra was out of town for the holidays). Calvin turns down the road towards Regent, and starts to reminisce about our time together and where it all began. We pull up next to the building we spent most of our college days in, right next to the tree where we had our first kiss. In the comfort and warmth of the car, because it was so cold outside, Calvin asked me to spend the rest of our lives together. I don't think I even let him finish his question before I said yes! It was the easiest decision we ever made. We're so lucky and grateful to spend the rest of our lives with our best friend.