On the first day of freshman year just over seven years ago, Erin walked into the University of Nevada, Reno Symphony Orchestra practice room. Upon glancing around the space, scoping the scene for a new friend to make, her eyes fell on a tall, dark-haired, handsome, aloof-appearing man with a violin case at his side and sporting a Dublin, Ireland t-shirt. That just about ticked all her boxes, so she decided to introduce herself by way of explaining her family was from Ireland, and a "have you ever been?" A few months, a "Hey Erin, this is Tal. What is UP!" text, and a meeting with the dinosaurs later, on February 8, 2018, they officially began their courtship. Little did either of them know this would be the beginning of a lifetime of violin stand-partnerships, obligatory yearly Harry Potter movie marathons, and of course, all-you-can-eat sushi dates where neither Tal nor Erin wants to drive home due to the food coma (although it generally ends with Tal driving them safely home).