It was July 4th. Lauren was based in Seattle but in town for the holiday. She messaged one of her friends Jonny Ott about inviting their friend group over to her parents house (Manny and Jan’s) for the 4th. Jonny said they would love to come, but asked if he could bring his friend from SDSU, Austin. Lauren said of course, the more the merrier. Immediately when Lauren and Austin were introduced, they were drawn to each other. Not only did she find him super attractive, but she loved bickering with him back and forth about the Dodgers and the Angels. Everyone had a great fourth and Manny and Jan loved having Austin over. Sparks flew, literally and figuratively. ;) Lauren and Austin didn’t talk again until Christmas. Lauren was away in San Fransisco alone on Christmas Eve FaceTiming all of her friends and Family. When she FaceTimed Jonny, he was with Austin. Jonny quickly handed the phone to Austin so he could say Hi. Lauren’s night immediately turned around. They exchanged numbers and texted for a little bit, but then fizzled out. February of 2020, Super Bowl Sunday Lauren flew back to LAX from a weekend in Nashville with her brother. She headed straight to Jonny’s house to meet up with her friends and lo and behold who else is there, Austin. Lauren and Austin started to catch up and talked for hours on the couch. By the end of that night, Lauren and Austin both had officially developed a crush for each other. :) And then…..COVID. It was at the end of April when Austin slid into Lauren’s Instagram messages and finally asked her to hangout ! Lauren had moved into a house with her friends Jonny, Cody, and Nolan. She invited Austin over to shoot some pool and check out their new place. When Lauren told her roommates Austin was coming to hangout with them, they all told her it was because Austin had a crush on her. Lauren got so excited and couldn’t wait for Austin to come over. Their little hangout went so well; Austin, Lauren, and the roommates decided to make Cinco De Mayo plans together. Cinco De Mayo was such a success ! Austin beat Lauren at corn hole and the two finally had their first kiss. Needless to say all of Lauren and Austin’s milestones have happened on Holidays and they haven’t looked back since.