It all started our Spring semester of Junior year at Providence College, when we both just so happened to decide to study abroad in Rome, Italy. We met over the first couple of days in Rome during orientation; Ryan making himself known (to the whole program) very early on by showing up about 2 hours late (alongside his friends) on the first day, and Becky making herself known to Ryan by embarrassingly trying to speak Spanish to our Italian cab driver :-).

About a week into the semester, Ryan slid into Becky’s Facebook messages asking if a Red Sox fan could get a Yankee fans number (yes, that is what he actually said). From there, we started texting every day (sorry Kat for the annoying giggling that came from me every night) and hanging out in between classes/during nights out in Rome. Our connection grew over the course of the semester, with us officially starting to date in April 2015 on our last trip before returning back to the US.

We’ve been together ever since! From PC to NYC to now Boston, it’s been quite a fun adventure over the last 9 years.

In August 2023, we decided to go to Martha’s Vineyard (Becky’s favorite place) for a weekend. While there, Ryan planned a whole day of activities, starting with the beach and ending with the light house in Edgartown where he proposed. Becky had a feeling it would happen that weekend, given that Ryan was being very secretive of the plan, and is so happy it did. We can’t wait to celebrate and start this next chapter of our journey with you all!

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