It was the summer of 2013. High school graduation had just passed and the first semester of college was about to begin. Intercultural Communications was a class that was not required, but it was absolutely necessary. This is where Marlene and I first met. We learned about each other through a project where we were randomly partnered up by chance. After that project, it was not too long before we became friends outside of class. We remained friends until the summer of 2015. August 29th, 2015 to be exact. We dated each other from that point on until the next important date, June 13th, 2020. That was the day I proposed to Marlene. In between those 5 years, Marlene and I learned to respect each other, trust each other, lean on each other, and love each other. Looking back, that project Marlene and I participated in was not by chance. God was the one who put us together, God is the one who kept us together, and God will continue to guide us throughout the rest of our lives. We are blessed to have amazing friends and family and we cannot wait to celebrate this special moment with our loved ones this year.