Some love stories start with a spark, ours started with a history class and a whole lot of persistence. Enrique and I actually went to the same elementary school, but somehow never met. It wasn’t until sophomore year of high school that we finally crossed paths… and by “crossed paths,” I mean he asked me out and I wanted absolutely nothing to do with him. Still, we kept ending up in the same classes. By senior year, we were AP Bio seatmates; him constantly asking for my homework, me rolling my eyes and ranting to my friends… and then handing it over anyway. Somewhere between all that, things started to shift. Eventually, I not-so-subtly hinted that he should take me to prom. He already had plans. So I pivoted and casually mentioned how I’d love to see Infinity War (despite having never watched a Marvel movie in my life). He asked me out, and from that moment on, we were pretty much inseparable. We spent the next few years doing "long distance" between UF and UCF, then made our way back to Tampa. Around our five-year anniversary, we took a road trip out west, and at the Grand Canyon, Enrique asked me the easiest question of my life. Now we’re living out our favorite chapter yet—just us and our wild little pup, Winnie. The countdown is officially on, and we cannot wait to celebrate with you!