Before we knew one another, we made our way through college one painful research paper and epidemic at a time. After our very post-poned graduation (thanks COVID) we reconnected and shared our fond memories of our college experiences. We dated long distance for awhile which had it’s challenges - Tobyn was living in Charlottesville and Sam was living in Roanoke, not to mention both of us were working opposite schedules. Though we were miles away, we would try to spend every weekend together. Sam eventually moved to Charlottesville, and we have lived in the area ever since. We are quick to tell anyone that we became very co-dependent after our long distance run! Tobyn proposed on Christmas Eve 2024 over the Roanoke College seal. Since then, we’ve been working on building and moving into our new home this year. So far we have achieved many things together and are looking forward to our next steps!