April 22, 2023: Thanks to John 15 (St. Mary's Catholic Church Organization) and the classic "sit by someone you don't know", we found out we have always lived 15 minutes away from each other, along with many other small world moments. Blake left with a number and a beautiful girl on his mind while Toni left thinking "wow what a cool new friend". And that's exactly what we were, great friends. July 30, 2023: Blake had been thinking about Toni since that day they met but never had the courage to ask her out, so instead he created a plan to call and wish her happy birthday on her 19th birthday. So he did and the phone rang as Toni flung it across the room. She later listened to his happy birthday voice mail and called him back. February 29, 2024: Some time later after continued friendship and 1 failed ask out attempt, Toni said yes to the first of many dates. March 9, 2024: After a week of hanging out, the first official date happened. We were the only 2 people at Mod Pizza for BRUNCH when it opened. March 24, 2024: What we answer when people ask us when we started dating. September 28, 2025: One of our favorite date spots became the home of a memory we will never forget when Toni said yes to forever!! This time on the first try ;)