We met over summer at a dental leadership conference in Chicago, IL. Our first night we met, our group went on a boat cruise on Lake Michigan and then went out to explore the night life of Chicago. That night he asked me to White Castle (I had never been and we don't have that on the West coast) and treated me to a milkshake. We got to know each other, talked about school, our families and life experiences. The next day we explored the beautiful city of further and visited "the Bean" where we took our first picture together. When we got to the airport to fly our separate ways, he walked me to the airport to say goodbye and we never stopped talking since! I flew out to Philly to visit him a few weeks later and he came to California (for the first time!) shortly after, met my family and we officially started dating! With him in school in Philadelphia and myself in San Francisco, our first year together we had a long distance relationship with Facetime calls and frequent weekend trips to see each other. After Phillip's graduation from dental school, he moved to San Francisco and completed his GPR residency while I finished up my last year of dental school.