It all started at Temple University back in 2013. Erin & Stef were both on the universities soccer team. As Erin sat with her friend in their Digital Mapping class, they decided to invite a lonely looking soccer boy to sit with them. That boy being Stef. From there, the connection grew and Stef decided to ask Erin on a date to the one and only, Olive Garden. In 2014, the two started dating. Throughout the years, Erin and Stef took on many periods of long distance, being bi-continental at times. Stef followed his soccer career which led him to Germany, England, Georgia and then Texas. Erin took on graduate school followed by a career in speech therapy. Through all of this, they stuck by each other’s sides, making the most of the distance. During their periods together, they expanded their family by rescuing their two dogs, Pongo & Birdie. Come summer 2022, after 8+ years of dating (many being apart from each other) they decided it was time for the distance to come to an end. Erin took the leap, left her job, and moved down to Texas with Stef and their two dogs. It was the best decision she could have made. After Stef's soccer season had ended, the two headed for a month long stay in one of there favorite places, Savannah, Georgia. On 11/12/2022, Erin and Stefan decided to take the their two dogs for a nice stroll on Tybee Island, Georgia. Down by the lighthouse while walking on the path to the ocean, Stef got down on one knee and finally asked Erin to marry him.