College was a very scary and new environment for both of us; we already had a lot of experience on our own since we wouldn't meet until our sophomore year. One invitation to hang out with a roommate and her friends, and all of a sudden, a domino tipped over and thus began our story. We were 19 when we met, still very young, with a lot of things ahead of us in our future. When we first met at that party, we both weren't looking for relationships at the time; in fact, we both didn't want any long-term commitment since college was a time to thrive in our independence. The gestures that he would make, like planning parties just to see her with three friends invited, or long night conversations that we would have left us wanting more. We started dating on September 8th, 2019, and now we look forward to our wedding on March 6th, 2027.

We couldn't have imagined that time would fly so fast. We have gone through school together, new jobs together, small and big living spaces together, we've had pets together, new friends together, we've lost family together, we've gone through grief and happiness together, and we've had so many different experiences together. We are each other's best friends, and we still love each other even though we've gone through so much change together. We look forward to the years ahead as we create our family.

We took a trip to Ireland in April of 2025 to see family and visit a homeland that hadn't been seen in a long time. Sean had suggested that we climb a mountain, the SugarLoaf, because he had climbed it with his father and cousins when he was younger and wanted to share the memory with me. It was a wonderful and difficult hike up a suddenly steep mountain, but it came with the reward of a beautiful view. We had made a sandwich to share and enjoyed the small moment of relaxation after making the climb. After a while of admiring the land, Sean set a camera up, the excuse being "Oh, let's take a video for our family," an excuse that had never been made before. Usually, we were not shy about asking someone to take a picture for us. He looked over at me and told me in an ominous but smug tone, clear that he knew what was going to happen next, and maybe anticipatory of my reaction, "Are you ready?" and got down on one knee and proposed. I kept asking him, "Really?" in disbelief that we had already made it to this stage in our relationship. Before I knew it, our time flew by. I said yes on April 20th of 2025, on Easter Sunday, and I think we will never forget how excited we were on that day.