It all started in an office with a mouse pad in 2019. Sam had just started her new position in NYC. Hassan lived in Downingtown, PA, and usually worked out of the affiliated Philly office, but was tasked with setting Sam up in NY. Hassan instantly knew Sam was cool when he spotted her psychedelic Alice in Wonderland mouse pad that she brought to her first day of work. However, his early attempts at flirting were not well received, and arguably inopportune for someone who was just trying to successfully onboard on her first day on the job. But for anyone who knows Hassan, he has an often misunderstood, dry, silly, dad-esque sense of humor and is persistent with cause. They both had long work commutes so Hassan would invite Sam to happy hours and walk her to her car after. Happy hours turned to hour long FaceTimes and eventually three hour long car rides to visit each other. From that moment on it was one adventure after another, and Hassan became Fluffy’s favorite parent. One pandemic and three years of driving three hours to visit each other (fifty thousand miles - Hassan insisted we add this, he likes his numbers), they bought their first home in Phoenixville, PA. Five years after the mouse pad caught Hassan's attention (Sam still has it), they got engaged on their dream vacation in Iceland in February 2024, and will be tying the knot on October 5, 2025.