Dakota and I always tend to find our way to each other somehow. We almost met when he had a job offer from my then workplace back in 2016. I would have been his trainer or supervisor—February of 2018 when our paths finally crossed. We were coworkers at St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids. We became friends but lost contact after some life changes. In late October of 2020, our paths met again. This time in a different city and a different hospital. I recognized him even with a face mask on as I looked at his beautiful blue eyes. He added me on Facebook after finding out I unfriended him a few months prior. After a brief catching up on the way to the cafeteria, I added him on Snapchat. This is when Dakota then pursued me and asked me out. We started officially dating in November 2020 and moved in together in late December of the same year. May 9 of 2021, Dakota and I got engaged, and now we can't wait for our special day to come.