We first met in English class at UIC. This was Wendy's first class of her first year of college and PJ's fourth year of college. We went on as classmates for the first semester and didn't actually start to form a friendship until Spring break of 2013. We both worked in the medical district of UIC and caught the same bus back to campus. PJ was telling Wendy how he was headed to Vermont for spring break and Wendy made fun of his choice of travels since he wasn't escaping the Chicago weather for some place warm. PJ retaliated with a witty response of how Wendy was just going to be working all of spring break. The topic then switched to our devotion to lifting, phone numbers were exchanged and lifting buddies were born.

We were planning a vacation and PJ suggested we should take a road trip with his sister, Anne to New York. After a long time on the road with a Pirates game and an authentic Philly cheesesteak under our belts, we got to New York City! It was midnight and gently raining in Time's Square when we decided to take photos. In some ninja fashion PJ got the ring that Anne had been keeping safe and when Wendy turned around ready for the photo what she saw was PJ down on one knee and through the shock and excitement, she said Yes!