We met at our first post-college job, living on iced coffee and trying to figure out our job without AI. What began as casual conversations soon grew into a steady friendship that lasted five years in Atlanta. During that time, we traveled, tried new restaurants as if it were a shared hobby, and moved through different homes and phases of life while always maintaining our friendship. Our dinners turned into long conversations, our trips into inside jokes and listening to Yancey's running playlist, and our everyday moments into memories that felt far more meaningful than either expected. We made each other’s lives lighter, easier, and undeniably better. Eventually, Yancey gathered the courage to turn our long-running friendship into something more and asked Lillie to date him. A year later, it was clear to both of us that life simply made more sense together. So on his birthday, Yancey asked Lillie to marry him — marking the moment our friendship officially became our future.