Let's celebrate!

Justin and I matched on Upward in July of 2020. After talking and FaceTiming regularly, Justin decided to come to town for our first date on September 12, 2020. We planned to get sushi and to go to the zoo. Turns out, the sushi place we had in mind was closed, so we improvised and went down the road and ate at The Cheesecake Factory. Thankfully all else went to plan, we headed to the zoo, and everything went really well. After our date, I showed him around Washington, and we went out for ice cream. We continued to talk frequently and saw each other more often. At the time, Justin was living in Oak Lawn, IL and I was in Washington so for the first 3-4 months we did long distance. He put forth so much effort into seeing me and prioritizing our time together, I knew he was someone special. He moved to Fenton, MO for his new job in January 2021 and the rest is history.