Ed and Marianna met in the Edinburgh airport. They were both on a trip organized through Regina Magazine that provided tours for young adults to Europe. Marianna was jetlagged and thought Ed looked like a monk with his beard. By the end of the trip and a lot of talking by Ed, they had become good friends. Fast forward to February 2020, and they met again in San Antonio, TX for a Regina trip reunion . Ed thought it would be funny to push Marianna into the Riverwalk. His Scotland hat got very wet as a result and he is still plotting how to throw her into the water to this day. Marianna remains ever vigilant. As Marianna drove back to Dallas from San Antonio her initial thought about Ed was "dang he likes to talk." Over the next few months, both Marianna and Ed got to talk and text each other over the phone. COVID was happening in the meantime and with many factors going into place Ed decided to drive his sister's car from California to Virginia with a stop in Dallas to see Marianna. He officially asked her out at the end of May and their first two days of dating were in the car playing a license state game. Six months of long distance dating and travel to California, Texas, Michigan, Washington, Oregon and Idaho followed. On Boxing Day after a short hike up Westwood Hill in Napa, Marianna and Ed got engaged. A few weeks and another road trip later, Ed moved to Dallas. Please keep them in your prayers during their engagement, and they can't wait to celebrate with everyone in July.