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How&nbsp;We&nbsp;Met: Liz&nbsp;responded&nbsp;to&nbsp;an&nbsp;email&nbsp;prompt&nbsp;that&nbsp;led&nbsp;her&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;message&nbsp;that&nbsp;Raul&nbsp;had&nbsp;sent&nbsp;her&nbsp;saying&nbsp;hello.&nbsp;They&nbsp;spent&nbsp;hours&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;phone&nbsp;for&nbsp;days&nbsp;(something&nbsp;neither&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;them&nbsp;previously&nbsp;would&nbsp;ever&nbsp;do)&nbsp;until&nbsp;finally&nbsp;agreeing&nbsp;to&nbsp;meet&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;drink.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;date&nbsp;and&nbsp;time&nbsp;was&nbsp;set...&nbsp;Raul&nbsp;arrived&nbsp;almost&nbsp;2&nbsp;hours&nbsp;late&nbsp;because&nbsp;he&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;take&nbsp;an&nbsp;UBER&nbsp;from&nbsp;Santee&nbsp;to&nbsp;Liz's&nbsp;house&nbsp;(which&nbsp;is&nbsp;5&nbsp;minutes&nbsp;away&nbsp;from&nbsp;Imperial&nbsp;Beach)&nbsp;The&nbsp;UBER&nbsp;driver&nbsp;got&nbsp;lost&nbsp;and&nbsp;drove&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;speed&nbsp;limit&nbsp;most&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;way.&nbsp;Liz&nbsp;could&nbsp;hear&nbsp;the&nbsp;stress&nbsp;in&nbsp;his&nbsp;voice&nbsp;when&nbsp;Raul&nbsp;called,&nbsp;and&nbsp;tried&nbsp;to&nbsp;calm&nbsp;the&nbsp;situation&nbsp;by&nbsp;letting&nbsp;him&nbsp;know&nbsp;that&nbsp;she&nbsp;needed&nbsp;more&nbsp;time&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;ready&nbsp;anyways&nbsp;so&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;all&nbsp;good.&nbsp;Liz&nbsp;did&nbsp;NOT&nbsp;need&nbsp;more&nbsp;time,&nbsp;she&nbsp;was&nbsp;laying&nbsp;on&nbsp;her&nbsp;bed&nbsp;listening&nbsp;to&nbsp;Manu&nbsp;Chao&nbsp;wondering&nbsp;if&nbsp;the&nbsp;place&nbsp;they&nbsp;were&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;would&nbsp;still&nbsp;be&nbsp;open&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;time&nbsp;he&nbsp;arrived.&nbsp;This&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;of&nbsp;many&nbsp;plans&nbsp;that&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;quite&nbsp;go&nbsp;as&nbsp;'planned'.&nbsp;Raul&nbsp;finally&nbsp;arrived&nbsp;and&nbsp;they&nbsp;set&nbsp;off&nbsp;to&nbsp;Downtown&nbsp;Chula&nbsp;Vista&nbsp;and&nbsp;enjoyed&nbsp;sushi,&nbsp;sake&nbsp;and&nbsp;beer.&nbsp;At&nbsp;the&nbsp;end&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;date&nbsp;the&nbsp;anxiety&nbsp;had&nbsp;subsided&nbsp;from&nbsp;both&nbsp;and&nbsp;neither&nbsp;one&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;it&nbsp;to&nbsp;end.&nbsp;A&nbsp;few&nbsp;days&nbsp;later&nbsp;during&nbsp;a&nbsp;marathon&nbsp;phone&nbsp;conversation&nbsp;the&nbsp;topic&nbsp;came&nbsp;up&nbsp;about&nbsp;how&nbsp;neither&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;them&nbsp;originally&nbsp;intended&nbsp;on&nbsp;embarking&nbsp;on&nbsp;anything&nbsp;serious,&nbsp;but&nbsp;it&nbsp;all&nbsp;changed.&nbsp;By&nbsp;the&nbsp;end&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;conversation&nbsp;Raul&nbsp;and&nbsp;Liz&nbsp;had&nbsp;decided&nbsp;that&nbsp;they&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;to&nbsp;keep&nbsp;seeing&nbsp;each&nbsp;other...and&nbsp;only&nbsp;each&nbsp;other..&nbsp;and&nbsp;so&nbsp;the&nbsp;adventure&nbsp;began. The&nbsp;proposal:&nbsp;Mexico&nbsp;City,&nbsp;Mexico Tuesday,&nbsp;June&nbsp;1st&nbsp;2021 Liz&nbsp;had&nbsp;planned&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;two&nbsp;of&nbsp;them&nbsp;to&nbsp;go&nbsp;have&nbsp;breakfast&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;historic&nbsp;place&nbsp;called&nbsp;'Cafe&nbsp;Tacuba'&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;come&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;air&nbsp;bnb&nbsp;to&nbsp;clean&nbsp;up&nbsp;and&nbsp;perhaps&nbsp;start&nbsp;packing&nbsp;since&nbsp;they&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;returning&nbsp;home&nbsp;on&nbsp;Wednesday.&nbsp;After&nbsp;the&nbsp;delicious&nbsp;breakfast&nbsp;Raul&nbsp;suggested&nbsp;to&nbsp;take&nbsp;a&nbsp;walk&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;historic&nbsp;downtown&nbsp;area&nbsp;since&nbsp;they&nbsp;had&nbsp;only&nbsp;done&nbsp;it&nbsp;at&nbsp;night.&nbsp;He&nbsp;said&nbsp;he&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;what&nbsp;everything&nbsp;looked&nbsp;like&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;sunlight.&nbsp;Liz&nbsp;guided&nbsp;Raul&nbsp;towards&nbsp;El&nbsp;Zocalo&nbsp;where&nbsp;they&nbsp;entered&nbsp;the&nbsp;Metropolitan&nbsp;Cathedral,&nbsp;then&nbsp;the&nbsp;ruins&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Aztec&nbsp;Temple&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;fighting&nbsp;its&nbsp;way&nbsp;out&nbsp;from&nbsp;underneath&nbsp;the&nbsp;colonial&nbsp;buildings&nbsp;and&nbsp;stopped&nbsp;to&nbsp;buy&nbsp;a&nbsp;Mexican&nbsp;Jade&nbsp;stone&nbsp;that&nbsp;Liz&nbsp;was&nbsp;drawn&nbsp;to.&nbsp;The&nbsp;shaman&nbsp;they&nbsp;spoke&nbsp;to&nbsp;shared&nbsp;some&nbsp;wisdom&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;how&nbsp;we&nbsp;start&nbsp;and&nbsp;end&nbsp;our&nbsp;days&nbsp;and&nbsp;reminded&nbsp;us&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;mindful&nbsp;to&nbsp;focus&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;positive&nbsp;every&nbsp;day&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;lives.&nbsp;Liz&nbsp;and&nbsp;Raul&nbsp;thanked&nbsp;the&nbsp;man&nbsp;and&nbsp;walked&nbsp;towards&nbsp;the&nbsp;center&nbsp;of&nbsp;El&nbsp;Zocalo&nbsp;to&nbsp;take&nbsp;pictures&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;beautiful&nbsp;flag&nbsp;in&nbsp;daylight.&nbsp;Liz&nbsp;reflected&nbsp;out&nbsp;loud&nbsp;how&nbsp;she&nbsp;was&nbsp;happy&nbsp;that&nbsp;their&nbsp;time&nbsp;in&nbsp;Mexico&nbsp;City&nbsp;was&nbsp;great&nbsp;and&nbsp;how&nbsp;glad&nbsp;she&nbsp;was&nbsp;that&nbsp;Raul&nbsp;enjoyed&nbsp;it&nbsp;as&nbsp;well.&nbsp;Raul&nbsp;said&nbsp;that&nbsp;he&nbsp;had&nbsp;an&nbsp;awesome&nbsp;time&nbsp;everyday&nbsp;and&nbsp;would&nbsp;come&nbsp;back&nbsp;and&nbsp;do&nbsp;it&nbsp;again.&nbsp;Both&nbsp;walking&nbsp;and&nbsp;enjoying&nbsp;the&nbsp;moment&nbsp;Raul&nbsp;spoke&nbsp;as&nbsp;if&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;thinking&nbsp;out&nbsp;loud.."well&nbsp;we&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;delicious&nbsp;breakfast,&nbsp;got&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;a&nbsp;sinking&nbsp;church,&nbsp;got&nbsp;to&nbsp;see&nbsp;the&nbsp;Aztec&nbsp;Temple&nbsp;and&nbsp;after&nbsp;getting&nbsp;cleansed&nbsp;...&nbsp;I&nbsp;think&nbsp;it's&nbsp;fitting&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;right&nbsp;here&nbsp;and&nbsp;take&nbsp;this&nbsp;time&nbsp;to&nbsp;ask&nbsp;you&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;my&nbsp;wife...&nbsp;Liz&nbsp;is&nbsp;totally&nbsp;focused&nbsp;on&nbsp;snapping&nbsp;a&nbsp;picture&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;flag&nbsp;when&nbsp;she&nbsp;realizes&nbsp;Raul&nbsp;is&nbsp;on&nbsp;one&nbsp;knee&nbsp;in&nbsp;front&nbsp;of&nbsp;her&nbsp;holding&nbsp;up&nbsp;a&nbsp;ring&nbsp;💍.&nbsp;Liz&nbsp;was&nbsp;wearing&nbsp;a&nbsp;face&nbsp;mask&nbsp;so&nbsp;Raul&nbsp;couldn't&nbsp;see&nbsp;Liz's&nbsp;jaw&nbsp;drop&nbsp;in&nbsp;shock!&nbsp;Liz's&nbsp;response&nbsp;"Oh&nbsp;My&nbsp;God!!!&nbsp;Of&nbsp;course&nbsp;I&nbsp;will!!!!&nbsp;Raul&nbsp;handed&nbsp;Liz&nbsp;her&nbsp;ring&nbsp;and&nbsp;stood&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;hug&nbsp;and&nbsp;kiss&nbsp;her,&nbsp;and&nbsp;they&nbsp;both&nbsp;laughed.&nbsp;They&nbsp;walked&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;bit&nbsp;longer&nbsp;before&nbsp;deciding&nbsp;to&nbsp;go&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;apartment&nbsp;and&nbsp;call&nbsp;their&nbsp;parents&nbsp;and&nbsp;siblings&nbsp;to&nbsp;share&nbsp;the&nbsp;news.

Elizabeth & Raul

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