Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia Our story began at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia in 2016 while working at a dorm hall cafe, grab-n-go! We officially started dating on February 18th, 2017. We were lucky to begin our relationship together in college for 1.5 years, until Mark graduated & began his career as a CPA accountant in Reading, PA while Taylor finished her last few years at the university studying Occupational Therapy. We spent another 1.5 years apart, spending our hard earned money on gas & Turnpike expenses. Finally together again, in 2020, COVID hit & if we could make it through that, we knew we would be able to make it through anything! We rented our first apartment in 2020 in Lansdale, PA for one year until buying our first home with our two dogs, Tucker & Coley, in December 2021. Mark proposed to Taylor the night before the housewarming party!