It's happening!

Where do I even begin? Okay, so Zak and I met during my awkward high school phase through a little theater program called Biola Youth Theater (BYT). The first time I really laid eyes on Zak was when he was standing in the back of a U-haul truck giving orders to his crew while wearing a “Happy Camper” t-shirt. I didn’t know much about him, other than the fact that he had an attractive work ethic and was really easy on the eyes. It wasn’t until after my time at BYT came to a close that we began to connect on social media. I never had the guts to add him as a friend on Facebook until I found myself at a sleepover with a bunch of my theater girls. I was dared and I did it! Zak and I began talking through Facebook messages, which turned into swapping phone numbers and texting. Over the years our hangouts consisted of Biola coffee house runs and pho at the nearest restaurants we could find. It wasn’t until I became a Biola student that we began hanging out more frequently and growing our friendship even more. During Zak’s final semester at Biola, we ended up in a philosophy class together. It was then that we began to become even better friends. Here is where our story begins… Zak’s career focus shifted after spending five years as a sound and lighting technician at EVFree in Fullerton. He had a party with all of his coworkers after his last night of employment and casually invited me to join at Hopscotch in Downtown Fullerton. Typical me ended up showing up late, which meant I decided to be the last to leave. Once the party was over, Zak walked me to my car and laid it on me... “Linds, I wanna be more than friends”. I had so many mixed emotions. This was it. It came out of nowhere, but we both felt like it was right. And, it was right. We began dating in July 2016 and made it official September 2016. We were together for almost 2.5 years until he asked me to marry him on January 8, 2019, and the rest is history!