Ayumi met John in a college classroom in the small town of Chapel Hill during her final semester. One day in class, Ayumi accidentally sat in “John’s seat”, unbeknownst to her that doing so would lead her to meet her future husband. John later asked Ayumi to “work on homework” together, thinking it was plainly obvious that this was code for a date. Ayumi agreed, clueless as to his intentions. A “real” first date later followed after John mustered his nerves to ask her out to dinner as Ayumi was getting out of the car. They started the evening eating at one of the best restaurants in Durham and ended the night in a Cookout parking lot eating cheese fries—it was the best first date Ayumi has ever been on. Their paths diverged after Ayumi graduated, until, as luck would have it, John started working at the same company in the same building on the same floor as Ayumi. From there, the relationship briefly rekindled only to dwindle again when Ayumi pursued her dreams to move to New York City. Over the few years that followed, they continued to remain “friends” until Ayumi accepted a job offer on the West Coast, which would ultimately reunite them in San Francisco, where John was currently living. The happy couple reconnected shortly after she landed and have been inseparable since that day four years ago.