The first time we met was in elementary school; Alex was a grade behind Molly. We knew each other in passing, but never really talked much. Fast forward to High School, we continued to know each other on the periphery, thanks to our friendships with Vanessa and the McIntyre brothers. In August 2021, Vanessa invited Molly to a birthday party for Alex's mom, Kim's, birthday. Unbeknownst to both, plans were afoot to get us both in the same room. Immediately, Alex approached and struck up a conversation. He left such an impact on Molly with his quirky and lovable personalty that she had to reach out. We had a pleasant conversation on Facebook Messanger and shortly after, Molly shot her shot and asked him out. She gave him her phone number, and proposed a coffee date. Alex never read the message. Nearly three months passed and in a last ditch effort, Sean and Vanessa arranged a double date for the day after Thanksgiving. Alex agreed! Axe throwing lead to a night out in Downtown San Jose, and after the third stop, Alex began to realize "oh, I think she might be into me." Two days after our initial date, Alex texted Molly(finally) and asked to meet up again the following weekend at the San Jose Museum of Art. Afterwards, we found a speakeasy bar where deep conversation took us to last call, where both of us were surprised that 4 hours had gone by. While it took some time for either of us to acknowledge it openly, we both knew that night that we had found our person.