I guess you could say...we both swiped right. Oddly enough, we met on Tinder back in December of 2015. We talked for about 3 weeks before we both agreed we would like to meet in person. We had our first "awkward" date at the Starbucks in the Orange Circle. We got coffee, talked, and both knew we wanted to see each other again. The following week, we met for our second date at Islands. We both did so much talking that we hardly even ate our dinner. The date ended and we both went home, but the night didn't end. As soon as we got home, we agreed that we weren't ready to leave each other yet. 5 minutes later, we were on our way to meet each other at Afters Ice Cream. After this, we grew closer and closer and our love for outdoors and hiking brought us together. In addition to hiking, Aaron taught me how to mountain bike and that became our new thing that we love to do together. While Aaron was in the Marine Corps and I was in college, we only saw each other on weekends, with the occasional middle of the week date night where I would drive down to Oceanside to meet him. Once Aaron got out of the Marine Corps and I finished graduate school, we decided we wanted to create a happier and more sustainable life together. A few months later, we packed up our stuff, and with our dog, we moved to Arizona. Since then, I have been fulfilling my passion of teaching 1st grade and Aaron has worked on getting his degree while working. We FINALLY got engaged on one of our favorite hikes in July of 2020. Since then, we have been busy planning for this special time and can't wait to share it with you!