Everyone told Regina she was crazy when she swore THE Daniel Kennelly was staring at her across the 5th period lunch room at Ravena High School. There was just no way one of the cool seniors could ever look in the direction of a sophomore with braces. Boldly, Regina decided to add him on snapchat (a messaging app) anyway. To her excitement, he sent her a message. "Who is this?" Regina knew this was just a way to get her to talk to him. She confidently responded, "The coolest girl you will ever meet". Clearly, that turned out to be true. Regina and Dan began "talking" for the remainder of the year. Dan stuck around while Regina faced her bone marrow transplant in Philadelphia. He texted everyday while she was away, and was completely un-phased by a bald Regina upon her return. They began dating in October 2015, only a few short months before Regina left for college in Philadelphia. They did four years of long distance, never missing an evening facetime. Finally, in September 2020, Dan made the move to Philadelphia. In a typical Regina fashion, she was worried. What if things were different than they were long distance? What if things don't work out the way we want them to? Dan, of course, was not worried in the slightest (typical). Of course, Dan was right. It only took a few days for things to feel so right with Dan just around the corner. Dan brought a new sense of calm and security to Regina during some of the toughest years of medical school. The rest of the story leads to us to our engagement on August 27, 2022 in Cape May, NJ.