It all started at Virginia Tech. We were introduced by Josh Stombler (shoutout to him), and quickly became very close friends. We were always the life of the party, and had a lot of fun together. Even though we enjoyed each other's company, we were nothing more than close friends.

Soon after graduation, we knew that we just couldn't live our lives without each other. We drove back to Virginia Tech together to finish moving out of our apartments. It was during this trip that we finally had our first "date". We went to Mellow Mushroom, and indulged in our favorite food - pizza (where Sam introduced Doug to ranch on pizza)!

Since we lived 3 hours apart, we made every effort to see each other every chance we got. We drove back and forth from Maryland to New York almost every Friday night, and did our very best to make the most of the short weekends that we had together.

Fast forward about a year, we decided that we were serious about our relationship and no longer wanted to be apart. So, Doug decided to get a new job and move down to Maryland, where he spent a year in his White Marsh apartment.

Fast forward one more year, and we got our first apartment together in Baltimore City (Canton) together with our fur baby Aspen! Shortly after we grew to a family of 4 after unexpectedly rescuing our second fur baby Ash. We spent 2 years living together in the city, and had the absolute best time of our lives. We made so many wonderful memories hosting game nights, playing kickball and corn hole, trying new restaurants, and so much more.

It was living together that really deepened our connection, bond and love even more. For Samantha's 26th birthday, Doug surprised her with a remote camping trip with our two pups in Virginia... where it all began. It was there that Doug asked Samantha to be his wife, and to spend the rest of her life with him (spoiler: she said yes!).

As this chapter comes to an end we are looking forward to starting the next. We are moving out of the city and into our forever home, where we are excited to make so many more memories, and one day start a family.

Our life together is just getting started, and we are looking forward to adding so many more wonderful chapters to our special love story,

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