Our journey began when we connected on a dating app and set up our first date in May 2022. What we didn’t realize at the time was that our paths had already crossed a year earlier—right across the street from each other! Natalie had helped rescue a stray dog that was running loose, and in the process, she cornered the dog in Alex's driveway. Alex came outside to offer a leash, and though we didn’t know it then, our connection was already beginning. Fast forward to our first date at Eastside Bowl, where we quickly realized just how close we’d been living to one another all along!