We met April 2019 in South Beach Miami. I was on vacation celebrating my and another friend's birthday, with two friends, and Chris was on vacation for Spring Break with some of his coworkers. I had a late flight so we did not make it to the room until about 11 PM. We basically dropped our bags off and went straight to Ocean Dr. After about 15 minutes walking down the strip, we crossed paths! As I was crossing the street we both ended up locking eyes with each other. Chris reached out and stopped me at that moment. We had a small conversation and Chris gave me his number to contact him. During this time my friends had walked off and left me because they didn't realize I had stopped...lol. Catching back up to my friends, I texted Chris to let him know where we were heading. After linking back up, Chris told me that I was going to be his girlfriend for the weekend. (Who would've known, we would make it this far!) We all ending up spending the rest of the night together, until about 5 AM, talking, laughing, listening and dancing to music in the courtyard. Since that weekend, we have been stuck ever since! Chris drove down from Chicago to Memphis two weeks later to attend my grad school graduation, and then he decided to move a couple months later. Then a few months after that COVID hit! We have overcome many obstacles during this time, but also have had some amazing experiences. From meeting each other on vacation, to being stuck together every single day during quarantine, until somewhat normal life now. Sometimes we joke that if we can make it through COVID we can make it through anything...lol. We are so ready and excited about building our life together and cannot wait to celebrate with each one of you!!!