We met while serving onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN72) introduced by our dear friend Patrick Connelly. Many inside jokes (and a few moo's) later, Michael was Honorably Discharged from active-duty service and began his life in Long Beach, California. After the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided to relocate to New Market, Maryland to be with his family. Meanwhile, I was three months into my ten-month AGC-School in Biloxi, Mississippi. We were reunited via social media! What was first a fun-filled friendship blossomed into a deep love and understanding for each other. After receiving orders to Hawaii, I went out on a limb. I asked Michael to join me in Hawaii as partners, and without hesitation he agreed. The rest is history! God truly does have a plan when two people are meant for each other.