Tony & Kristina met when they were 16, at Forest Park HS. Kristina noticed him immediately, but it took her until February to finally talk to him. She started going to wrestling matches (Kristina?! At a wrestling match?! Must have been love...), & strategically weaseling her way into his circles. Finally, on February 14th, 2005, Tony asked her to be his girlfriend. Kristina grew up in the Middle East & recently moved back to the US, & Tony was the new kid in school having just moved from Okinawa. The two had an instant connection, bonding over their shared childhood experiences overseas. That summer, Tony's family got stationed in Stuttgart, Germany, prematurely ending their young love. These being the days before social media, the two went 12 years without speaking to one another. Until December of 2016... Kristina was living in Austin, when she came across Tony's profile on Facebook. Tony was a C-130 pilot in the Air Force in Abilene, TX... "Hm... Texas..." Kristina thought. So she had a couple drinks, & sent Tony a message. He responded immediately, & they started talking all the time. Their first call was four hours (or as Tony likes to call that-- "a quick chat"). Eventually she invited him down to Austin to visit for New Year's Eve. He got to Austin, & Kristina took him to all her favorite places around the city. It was as if no time had passed. Before they knew it, they were a few glasses of wine deep, talking foreign policy & the war in Iraq-- it was love all over again. A week later, Tony deployed to Afghanistan, leaving Kristina feeling like it was 2005 all over again! She was determined not to lose him this time, so she spent that winter baking for him every week. Their time apart (& Kristina's cooking) only strengthened their natural chemistry, & it's been love ever since. The rest as they say, is history. Kristina & Tony just moved to Wichita, KS where they bought a charming 100 year old house, & live with their dog, Pesca, & cat, Ceviche.