They texted for 8 hours straight during a football Sunday near the end of 2015, from apartments a couple miles apart in Brooklyn, NY. The morning games drifted into the afternoon games and into the evening game. He asked the really important questions- Coke vs. Pepsi? Coke obviously. Haha or LOL? They were both haha people. Blue cheese vs. ranch. She said ranch. That turned out to be incorrect, but they worked it out.

Fast forward several plates of chicken wings later, after job switches, apartment changes, a global pandemic, and a cross country move, Erin and Erik settled in Austin, Texas. They continue root for their favorite Texas and Ohio teams, and enjoy making their house a home with their two precious cats Lucy and Penny.

They plan to celebrate their forever with friends and family October 2024