Tom and Kelly stumbled across each other online (back in the myyearbook era). They decided to meet a couple weeks later when Kelly was on Spring Break. Kelly told her mom she was going to be gone working on a Calculus take home test with friends, because she wasn’t planning to give her a heart attack knowing she was letting some weirdo from the internet take her into the woods 😂 Kelly was ready extra early so she could allow more than enough time for a quick panic attack as she paced the hallway, frequently checking the balcony window of her apartment building awaiting his arrival. The “I’m here” text came and in the time it took for Kelly to come downstairs and walk across the sidewalk, Tom had already tried to look cool and came out to lean against his little blue Cavalier with his leather jacket and sunglasses 😎👉👉 He, of course, got the door for her. After previously discussing how they both enjoy exploring the outdoors, Kelly suggested checking out Seven Bridges trail in Grant Park. They spent a few hours there and crammed in a few more dates that week once the truth was spilled to Kelly’s family. Tom waited until Kelly got approval from the whole friend group before making it official at Movie Night the following month and the rest is history ❤️