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Erika and Steve were both born and raised in Henrietta, NY, and even (unknowingly) went to the same elementary school. Erika's brother Doug was friends with Steve in high school, and she vaguely remembered a guy a couple of years behind her who had a super tall mohawk. 
In Spring 2015, Erika went to the Lilac Festival with a couple of friends and met up with her friend Matt Loredo, who brought his roommate Steve to hang out. That was the first time they ever actually met, but only chatted for a minute or two before going their separate ways. A couple of months later, in July, Matchmaker Matt picked up Erika and their friend Lindsey with Steve in tow to attend a small show at a local bar. Erika and Steve finally noticed each other, and Steve attempted (and failed) to finally show Erika how to play pool that night. They kind of talked here and there for a few weeks, with Erika persuading Steve to finally hang out with her,
Date day came, and the hours passed by from the time Steve was supposed to pick Erika up. Obviously, Erika grew pretty annoyed and determined she'd been stood up. She asked Matt to see what Steve was doing, and like a good friend, Matt told her he'd been sleeping. At this point, Erika was willing to give Steve another chance but didn't buy that excuse for a single second (it was 4pm by this point and he allegedly hadn't woken up for the day. Right.) They hung out and got pizza, then went to the dog park for a few hours, where they played frisbee and talked about music and life in general.
Within a couple of weeks of really hanging out frequently, Erika quickly discovered that the sleeping until 4pm was the God's Honest Truth. Steve has a unique ability to fall asleep at the drop of a hat and stay passed out for ridiculous amounts of time.
As time wore on, Erika and Steve found more and more things in common with each other. They both loved music (more than the next person, in both cases), going to concerts, Universal Horror movies, and sleeping. On a deeper level, they are both very loving people and both have a tendency to take care of their loved ones. They both love their three kittens and their families. They also have similar goals in life; wanting a family, a house, a dog, a white picket fence-the American Dream. 
Steve proposed to Erika at the Sterling Renaissance Festival on August 5, 2017, where he was waiting at the bottom of their gigantic slide on one knee and Erika's ring in his hands. He made sure that her siblings were there to capture the moment and to be in audience.


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Elizabeth Strong

Tyre Outerbridge

Sarah Robinson

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Douglas Strong

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Matt Loredo

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