When the rest of the world shut down in 2020, we were thrown into ordinary life together. It was a year of change, but we have so many amazing memories from that time of just learning about each other, cooking together and loving on my then-new cat, Bitty, who is now our cat.

In the almost five years since we stopped pretending to be just friends and started living life together, we've experienced so much joy and love. We've traveled from coast to coast, watched our families grow, made friends who are like family, built a home together in Grant Park, drank countless morning coffees and gone on infinite sunset walks, and seen Atlanta become not just the city we love, but also a true community as our worlds meshed together. I don't have the words to encompass my gratitude. David gets all the credit for being brave enough to sense the spark and ask me out almost five years ago. And he's still that candle, lighting up my living room high on a mantle. I feel so honored to be living this life with David, and we are both so excited to celebrate our love with all of y'all! We are so grateful for you -- and for the Crimson Tide.