I applied to work at Chick-fil-A in May of 2012 and was immediately hired. Once I mastered working the front counter, I was moved into the drive thru area. Alex was the director of drive thru at the time and I was of course intimidated by his serious demeanor. We didn’t necessarily get along at first since I didn’t understand his strict ways of managing. One day he asked if we could chat since he noticed I was kind of quiet and intimidated. After our conversation was over, I came to realize that he was a very sweet down to earth man. We became friends shortly after that conversation and I looked forward to seeing him and working under him everyday. As our friendship grew into deeper feelings we started hanging out before and after work. Before I knew it, the man who previously caused me stress and anxiety asked me to be his girlfriend. I was feeling many mixed emotions! I could not believe this handsome, hardworking man wanted to date me. I felt so lucky and privileged to be the girl dating him. We faced many challenges in our relationship as we were looked down upon by other employees simply because we were dating. It took a toll on us, but we stuck together and pulled through. Alex had many personal things going on in his life at the time, as did I, so I wondered many times if we would make it. I thought to myself this man is too good to be true. It can’t last forever. But somehow through the many hardships our relationship has faced, we have fallen more and more in love and decided we wanted to be with each other forever. In 2018 Alex and I decided to move to Florida for a fresh start. We purchased a house, started a business, and shortly after got engaged. I never expected that I would meet my soulmate working at a fast food restaurant. Here we are in 2020 going 7 years strong. We can’t wait to spend forever together and continue our amazing love story.