We met at school during the end of the summer of 2019. We had both been hired to work together as resident advisors (RA's) at our school where we led a floor in our dorm, Hill Hall, and became friends through our tightly knit staff. That school year was full of fun memories with our floor and staff as we enjoyed life before COVID. In March of 2020 the pandemic hit which separated everyone including our communities. Many of us went home or moved elsewhere. Gabby moved back home to Santa Cruz, and Will stayed in Seattle continuing as an RA. This time was hard for many reasons, especially because we had such a great community that felt like it was coming to an end sooner than we had expected. Little did we know what God had in store! Fast forward 6 long months where Will happened to move into a new apartment to do RA again and Gabby happened to move in with some friends in a house near campus. Believe it or not, that house was right next door to Will's apartment! We felt so blessed to be neighbors again and be in community, especially in a difficult time like COVID. In those months we had been apart, a lot had changed. This time around, things were a little different (LOL), and after a few months of hanging out as friends, questions started to arise of if friends was the proper title for us. One night, we were hanging out on Gabby's porch, and when we decided to finally talk about what was going on, it ended up with us planning a date later that week. Through an 8 hour car ride on the first date, several quarantines, some family visits, a vacation or two, and 8 months later, Will popped the question and we got engaged!