Penn State, Fall semester, Junior year. Who would have imagined that going out on a Sunday night would be the start of the next 15 years?

Graduation came in May 2012. While our professional life took us in different directions, we spent the next few years criss-crossing the country, Justin in DC, Mike in Atlanta and San Francisco.

Mike finally moved to D.C. in 2015. We loved living in Arlington, close to friends and not far from family. A job opportunity took us out west in December 2019.

Our time in Silicon Valley was short-lived. In September 2020, we decided to come home to Philadelphia- albeit, temporarily. After deciding we wanted to stay, we bough our home in 2022.

After 14 years, Justin popped the question while we were on vacation in Palm Beach, Florida.