Zach and I met at The Vault, a local bar in downtown Redlands on August 1st, 2014. We had each gone there with one of our best friends (shout outs to Carly and Josh) and saw the other from across the crowded bar. I remember it being easy to see Zach, not only because he's so tall but because it was the middle of summer and he was wearing a red beanie, as if it wasn't still 90 degrees at 10pm. He says he vividly remembers me wearing a white dress, which I wasn't...but I'll wear one on 2/18/20 so it's ok. ;) We crossed paths a few times and each of us kept turning around to see if the other person looked back, we did, of course. After doing that a few times, I finally said "hey" as we walked past each other, and Zach stopped and said, "We've got to stop doing this", I stopped and laughed, and we ended up talking for a while. During that conversation, Zach informed me of his original Greek last name, and asked if I thought his friend Josh was good looking...only a little awkward, since I definitely was already crushing on Zach. He eventually asked for my number and I gave it to him. Funny story, Zach got one other girls number that night, and I gave my number to one other guy, but neither of us ever ended up talking to the other person we met that night. Zach got in touch with me a few days later, we met up for coffee, went to a movie, and got dinner all in one week, and the rest is history...