In 2013, we met in our freshman year dorm at Ohio State and quickly became friends. Throughout our freshman year, we did many things together, whether it was grabbing a bite to eat, hanging out with friends, going to football games, or Steph stealing bites of Charlie's ice cream. It wasn't until our sophomore year at Ohio State that we decided to make things official (there is still a discrepancy on the official date). After four years at Ohio State, Charlie moved to Florida and then soon to California, while Steph stayed to teach in Ohio. Four years later, in 2021, Steph made the move out to California, thinking Charlie would pop the question soon after. Boy, was she wrong! Two and a half years (and many nail appointments) later, Stephanie's mom took her to get her nails done after Christmas. The idea popped into Steph's head that a proposal could be coming up, but when her mom convinced her to get sparkly pink nails for the New Year instead of pale pink, that idea quickly faded. One day later, Charlie surprised Stephanie and proposed back on Ohio State's campus at Mirror Lake with both of their families there. It was a perfect night… pink sparkly nails and all.