Lauren first met Mr. Connor at a very heated school meeting. They were on opposite sides of the table, advocating for the needs of their shared student. Mr. Connor had just moved to San Diego and this was one of his first meetings at his new school. There was a lot of blushing and sweating, but it wasn't because of Lauren, the meeting was just that stressful. The two continued to collaborate often throughout that year, but because of the student they shared, all of their interactions were strictly professional. One day, while Lauren was having lunch in his classroom with a coworker, Mr. Connor overheard her describing a recent bout of vertigo. Mr. Connor felt compelled to share his own experience with the same issue. Later that night, he reached out to Lauren, via his work email, with an awkwardly worded attempt to "discuss things further". They never did. Neithers attempts to convey their interest in the other, and break that professional barrier, were successful. One night, while scrolling through Instagram, Lauren saw Mr. Connor in her long time friends picture. This was it! Upon learning of their mutual friend, Lauren and Mr. Connor both convinced her to facilitate a hang out opportunity. Her husband happened to be in a band, so she invited them both to his show later that week. Following a long conversation in a cramped booth, Mr. Connor got to meet Lolo, and Lauren met Michael. Soon thereafter, Michael planned their first date. They went to a school of clairvoyance for an aura cleansing. There may have been some teasing and side eyes with some of the topics and exercises (like sending golden beams from your tails into the Earth for grounding). Little did they know, that cleansing was the beginning of the rest of their lives together.