We first met back in 2012 when we both moved to the Northern Virginia area around the same time (me for work, him for grad school at Georgetown. He's smart!) I first remembered seeing him when I was on my way to a movie night at a friend's apartment. He was walking into the elevator with a friend of mine from church, and my first thought was, "Dang! He's tall! Over the next several months we became friends through church, and I found out he lived in the same apartment complex as me. We technically had our first date shortly before I moved back to SC, but we stayed friends and kept in touch. I did have the thought a few times that he'd be a cool person to date, but it wasn't until several years later in 2018 when we took a weekend trip to Myrtle Beach together that he mentioned we should maybe date (as we were pulling into my driveway!) And here we are a year and a half later. He still loves me despite my appreciation for Chuck Norris jokes and really bad puns, and I still think he's a cool person. Plus, he's taller than me which is handy for when I need something on the top shelf!