It's finally happening!

But in our case, that is exactly what happened. On New Year's Eve, 2010, plans had been made to attend a Casa Blanca themed party at the Rialto Theater. Marissa’s house was the meeting spot and while she expected her friends to be fashionably late, one surprise guest was surprisingly punctual! The doorbell rang and there stood Michael — right on time and wearing a white fedora, black suspenders, and a bright pink tie. He had been invited by a mutual friend, Karen Dougherty, and he sat patiently in the living room as he waited for the other guests to arrive and for Marissa to finish getting ready. While it’s rumored that crushes and flirtations began that very night, it wasn’t until 2014 that these rumors turned into facts and we started dating.