The short version: we met at a belt promotion party for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. After a day at the beach full of food and drinks, our group kept the party going. Our friends brought us together and we've been together since. Whether its Jiu Jitsu, traveling, or trying new things, we have each others' backs (and necks and limbs). We have found love and our sense of home and look forward to sharing our lives together. "Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are."