Be patient, keep an open mind, and love will find you.

I met Cayla through a peculiar set of events starting in March of 2019. I was casually chatting with my coworker Kim while picking up samples to test when she quietly mentioned I should keep an eye on my DMs (direct messages) and friend requests. I didn’t remember to do that, as my phone broke shortly thereafter and I only downloaded my social media app for my new one.

I remember mindlessly browsing Facebook a few weeks later when I noticed I had a new friend request. Looking at the profile, it was someone called “Usagi”, 1200+ friends and a sparkly, Instagram “beautifier” filter. I thought it was a bot or a scammer. I ignored the request thinking nope not today. But I changed my mind right quick after Easter.

Some day during the week I said to myself “huh this is strange. I usually get a message from Grandma Evie wishing me a happy Easter. It’s Wednesday. Why haven’t I gotten one yet?” But then it dawned on me. She usually sends messages through Facebook Messenger and I hadn’t downloaded the app to my new phone.

That evening after work I downloaded messenger and I was surprised to see 2 unread messages. After reading the happy Easter message, I opened the second one and there she was. Same heavily edited and sparkly Usagi’s thumbnail with a message saying “Hey I’m Cayla. I was told by Kim to contact you…” It turned out my sample coordinator coworker was her hairstylist.

I immediately friended her and responded to her message. We spent a few weeks casually talking before we started thinking of a first date. I remember she mentioned she was “outdoorsy” and liked fishing, so I said “let’s go fishing together at my private lake?”

She said “Ehh, sounds kinda murder-y. No offense. How about we go to a Rockies baseball game? I have season tickets!”

And the rest is history.