Our story began long before we ever realized it. We went through the same K–12 school system and crossed paths in high school, where we were friendly acquaintances — two people sharing hallways and memories, unaware of what the future had planned. Years later, life brought us back together and from the moment we reconnected, everything just felt right. On the day of our first date, Dan came to my house to help me split logs — not exactly your typical first-date activity, but somehow perfectly us. That very night, we went out to dinner… and ended up closing down the restaurant, talking and laughing until they finally had to kick us out. From that moment on, things moved quickly — and effortlessly. We fell in love almost instantly and knew very early on that we had found our person. What started as a familiar face from our past turned into the greatest love story of our lives, and we can’t wait to begin this next chapter together.