The first day of high school our freshman year, Alex was the first person I met on the bleachers waiting for freshman orientation. A mutual friend from the golf team introduced us. Alex and I had classes over the year where he would steal my backpack to hide it just to get a reaction out of me...for anyone who knows, it is very easy to do. Years later in 2018, a friend of his that I crossed paths with in college invited me to ice skate at his house where he had built an ice rink. Alex was there that night too. About 8 months later he messaged me on Facebook asking me to go golfing. We didn't go golfing, but we did get drinks at Founders when he was back in town from his internship. Our first official date was December 15, 2018 at Olive Garden and the rest is history!