We matched in 2021 and spent our early days going on dates and weekend trips to Hermosa Beach. That same year, Samantha moved to San Antonio to complete her Master's degree; Thomas followed in 2022. Somewhere along the way, the city became home. In 2024, Thomas proposed in Puerto Vallarta, and later that year we bought our first home together. In 2025, a kitten named Lowell joined the family. And in 2027, we're writing the next chapter — as husband and wife.