Eric and Rachel first met in a messenger app where she managed to woo the nurse with her poor spelling of phalanges. Four months of her dodging a date in favor of school work paid off for Eric in the end when she finally agreed to a bubble tea date at her favorite café. As bubbles disappeared they soon found that minutes had given way to hours and somewhere along the way a friendship formed. Friendship gave way to love as they began their adventure. A pandemic couldn't stop them as Rachel stopped by daily with supplies and screen door dates as Eric had to quarantine because of work. After the pandemic, Eric used one of their many hiking trips to pop the question and the rest is history!