It all started on a two-week work trip in Las Vegas, NV. We met, had an immediate connection, but neither of us knew if there was a way to continue exploring our relationship since Brandon was in the Army stationed in TN and I stationed in WA. Soon after the trip ended, Brandon surprised me by driving six hours to see me and a week later flying across the country to spend the holidays exploring the mountains and the possibility of making long distance work. After spending a week in Washington together, we both knew it was something really special and were committed to seeing where this relationship would take us, regardless of the distance. We spent the next nine months flying back and forth across the country to spend every opportunity possible with each other. We relied on FaceTiming and countless red-eye flights to bridge the distance and after six months we both knew we wanted to spend the rest of our lives with each other.