Part one: We met on a beach in Florida, introduced by mutual friends during a high school spring break trip. We went to prom together, and then we stayed friends after graduation and throughout our years at separate colleges. Part two: We "re-met" in Leipzig, Germany in 2017, when James invited Lauryn for a (friendly) visit during his Master's studies. After a whirlwind weekend of European adventures (and, okay, quite a few more months of denial afterward....), we finally figured out that maybe we should be more than friends. Two states and three countries later, we're coming "home" from Canada to (finally!) celebrate with the people we love in the state we're actually from.