It was Thanksgiving weekend in 2019. Nicole was coming home to see her family, and as always swung over to see one of her best friends JD. This weekend was particularly special as JD wanted to introduce her to his roommate as he thought they would hit it off, but he was already gone for the holidays. Nicole was going to be coming back to Charlotte again for Christmas, giving them a second chance to meet. December 19th, 2019 was the night where Nicole and Ken met. In Ken & JD's apartment, Nicole walked in and immediately made eye contact with Ken. Her first thought was "NO WAY he doesn't have a girlfriend". Lucky for her, he was single. The rest of the weekend was full of adventures and Nicole chasing after Ken. They all went out together, the old high school crew and Ken with his friends from college. Nicole spent the entire night shamelessly following Ken to game after game at Pins, beating him in Ski ball and Pong over and over again. Weirdly enough, he never asked for her number or anything, so Nicole decided to ask the matchmaker himself, JD. 8 hours later.... Nicole had Ken's number and texted him to go out that night. It was only the beginning for her, but Ken was not so sure yet. The final test was a 3-day weekend trip back to Charlotte, where Nicole made it clear that she was coming primarily to see Ken. That weekend became our first real date, and so started the long-distance relationship. Well the universe had other plans. In March 2020 Covid hit and changed life as we knew it. Not long after, Nicole moved back to Charlotte as she was laid off from her company. This was a blessing in disguise as it allowed our relationship to fully develop and flourish. We went from long distance to moving in together within 4 moths of dating. It may seem quick, but we went through A LOT in those 4 months. Job loss, global pandemic and a couple of moves set us up for success. If we were able to make it through that, we could make it through anything! We packed in as much as we could in the next 2 years. We said hello to the sweetest puppy in the whole world, Dexter aka Dex, Dextalish, Delish, Chimkin, The sweetest man in the world! We travelled around the world to Nice France and Antigua, exploring whenever we had the chance. We also found a common interest with food, attending as many cooking classes as possible and trying out all of the restaurants in Charlotte. Then, on February 12th, 2022, Ken proposed to Nicole where they would pursue their life together forever!!