We first met in April 2021. We very quickly bonded over our mutual love of animals and sarcasm. Just a few months after we started dating, Chandler was moved to northern Virginia. Dispite our distance we kept making the effort to pursure our relationship and drove to see each other every week. The next year, our distance grew further when Chandler was deployed to sea for a long 9 months. Our love only grew stronger those 9 months through old fashioned letter correspondance and daily emails. Chandler, a true romantic at heart, also sent me a bouquet of flowers every month without fail. Although our past few years being truly together has been wonderful, those first two years apart really brought us closer togther and built the foundation in our relationship. We have had so many wonderful adventures together, exploring various cities, states and countries but some of our sweetest times together are simply just lounging at home on the couch enjoying each other's company. We are so excited to start the next chapter of our lives together and are even more excited to share it with our family and friends.