It was the summer of 2016. Love was in the air. Friends had gathered at Apartment 26A for a night of pregaming before DJ Flume. My roommate and best friend, Alyssa Fonseca and I were invited by one of my closest friends, Samantha Muratori to join the festivities. At the time, 26A was inhabited by Samantha's brother, Garth and his three best friends. Little did I know I was about to fall in love with one of these friends... I'll never forget looking up and seeing a 6'7 man and thinking how could a girl like me pull a guy like that? His name was Brendan Holland and I was crushing hard. Besides taking selfies together (see below) and exchanging a few flirtatious words, Brendan and I didn't spend too much time together, but we both felt the chemistry. It was palpable. Each year, I saw Brendan a couple of times and our connection kept growing. I'll never forget when we were at Samantha's housewarming party a year after we met. We were standing close to each other all night long. He was telling me about the improv classes he had been taking that summer. I remember thinking, wow this man knows exactly who he is. As the night came to an end, I looked up at him to say goodbye and our eyes suddenly locked. He leaned down, but instead of kissing me, he whispered in my ear and said, 'Amelia, one day it will be our time.' And then he left. So let's fast forward to December 31, 2021. It was New Year's Eve. I was FaceTiming with the Muratoris and I told them I was finally going to ask out the man I had been dreaming about since August of 2016. They all knew who it was and I knew it was finally our time. As the clock struck midnight, I sent the message I've been waiting to send for the last five years, 'Brendan, I would love to go on a date with you in 2022.' He replied back, 'Powerful manifesting right there! I'd love that too. I'll make sure it happens soon. Will text you tomorrow. Happy New Year, Amelia.' We had two FaceTime dates in January and our first in-person date on February 11, 2022. After that, we both knew there was no going back. And almost one year later on February 18, 2023, Brendan got down on his knee and asked me to marry him!