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<p>Gitano&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;met&nbsp;in&nbsp;October&nbsp;2013&nbsp;at&nbsp;Armed&nbsp;Forces&nbsp;Bank&nbsp;on&nbsp;Travis&nbsp;AFB.&nbsp;He&nbsp;was&nbsp;already&nbsp;working&nbsp;there,&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;hire.&nbsp;When&nbsp;we&nbsp;had&nbsp;our&nbsp;very&nbsp;first&nbsp;conversation,&nbsp;I’ll&nbsp;admit&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;bit&nbsp;annoyed.&nbsp;He&nbsp;was&nbsp;asking&nbsp;me&nbsp;so&nbsp;many&nbsp;questions&nbsp;about&nbsp;myself&nbsp;that,&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;honest,&nbsp;I&nbsp;had&nbsp;no&nbsp;idea&nbsp;how&nbsp;to&nbsp;answer&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;time.&nbsp;I&nbsp;had&nbsp;just&nbsp;turned&nbsp;21&nbsp;and&nbsp;barely&nbsp;knew&nbsp;who&nbsp;I&nbsp;was—let&nbsp;alone&nbsp;my&nbsp;favorite&nbsp;colors,&nbsp;foods,&nbsp;etc.<br>One&nbsp;thing&nbsp;I&nbsp;did&nbsp;know&nbsp;was&nbsp;that&nbsp;I&nbsp;loved&nbsp;camping.&nbsp;His&nbsp;eyes&nbsp;lit&nbsp;up&nbsp;when&nbsp;he&nbsp;asked&nbsp;what&nbsp;I&nbsp;liked&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;outside&nbsp;of&nbsp;work&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;answered,&nbsp;“Camping.”&nbsp;After&nbsp;several&nbsp;weeks&nbsp;of&nbsp;building&nbsp;up&nbsp;the&nbsp;courage,&nbsp;we&nbsp;went&nbsp;on&nbsp;our&nbsp;first&nbsp;date,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;rest&nbsp;is&nbsp;history.&nbsp;We&nbsp;began&nbsp;dating&nbsp;in&nbsp;February&nbsp;2014,&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;have&nbsp;grown&nbsp;so&nbsp;much&nbsp;individually&nbsp;and&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;couple.<br>I&nbsp;was&nbsp;diagnosed&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;terrible&nbsp;case&nbsp;of&nbsp;chronic&nbsp;pancreatitis&nbsp;in&nbsp;early&nbsp;2021,&nbsp;just&nbsp;a&nbsp;year&nbsp;after&nbsp;getting&nbsp;engaged.&nbsp;After&nbsp;many&nbsp;nights&nbsp;spent&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;hospital&nbsp;room&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;life-changing&nbsp;surgery,&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;finally&nbsp;healthy&nbsp;enough&nbsp;to&nbsp;walk&nbsp;down&nbsp;the&nbsp;aisle!&nbsp;There&nbsp;is&nbsp;no&nbsp;chance&nbsp;that&nbsp;I&nbsp;would&nbsp;have&nbsp;recovered&nbsp;without&nbsp;Gitano&nbsp;by&nbsp;my&nbsp;side.&nbsp;We&nbsp;strive&nbsp;each&nbsp;day&nbsp;to&nbsp;make&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;feel&nbsp;appreciated&nbsp;and&nbsp;loved.&nbsp;I&nbsp;cannot&nbsp;wait&nbsp;to&nbsp;marry&nbsp;Gitano,&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;am&nbsp;so&nbsp;grateful&nbsp;that&nbsp;you&nbsp;are&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;journey.</p>

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