The story Jessi and I meeting begins with a few matchmaking friends and some unconventional circumstances. I remember coming home from my parents on a cool Thanksgiving evening with a message on my phone from a lifelong friend of mine, which said there’s girl that he thinks I should meet. Her name was Jessi and he knew her though some friends of his wife, and he thought she would be a great match for me with our shared interests in video games and comics. For me this was a really big deal, as over the years prior I had never been in a romantic relationship. Call it my busy days making my way through college, or my naturally introverted nature, I had always wanted a relationship but had never truly put myself out there. However, with this opportunity dangled right in front of me, I nervously but purposefully took the dive. After just a short time messaging Jessi, I could instantly feel a connection. After talking for a week or so, we decided we wanted to meet and started talking about date ideas. I found out she was a big Spurs fan, so I offered to take her to a sushi dinner a go to a Spurs game. Maybe I was swinging a little hard for a first date, but looking at where we are today, I wouldn’t have had it any other way. Jessi still teases me to this day how nervous she could tell I was, but I suppose I composed myself well enough for her to keep tagging along with me. During the game the ‘kiss cam’ came on the jumbotron, and I joked that wouldn’t it be cool if they put us on the big screen. Jessi playfully rolled her eyes at me as the timeout passed without us making cameos. However I didn’t want to let a good moment pass, so I stole a kiss anyway. As the weeks rolled into the holidays, I found myself falling more and more for the beautiful Jessi for her sweet charm and her adventurous spark.