January 2000

Melanie was born in Texas to Oscar & Leticia Ybarra

May 2000

Johnny was born in Louisiana to Jeremy & Lisa Gerak

September 2021

- John and Melanie meet on an online dating website called "Bumble" while John was still in New York and Melanie was in San Antonio, TX.

- We talked for hours through snapchat, texting, phone calls, & video chat.

October 2021

- John came back to San Antonio, TX and we finally got to meet in person!

- John moved-in with his friend Nathan

- Melanie & John's first date was at Dave & Buster's

-October 24th, 2021 at a Formula 1 race in Austin, TX, John asks Melanie to be his girlfriend.

May 2022:

- Melanie graduates with her Associates Degree from San Antonio College

- John gives Melanie a promise ring

August 2022

- John and Mel get their first apartment together

- Both John and Melanie started at University of Texas at San Antonio

December 2022

- Johnny gets sick with C-Diff (Clostridioides difficile) after eating from a newly renovated Chick-Fil-A

March 2023

- John proposes to Melanie near Jackson Square in New Orleans, LA

June 2023

- Johnny finally gets better from C-Diff after months of John's Parents + Melanie nursing him back to health

- John & Melanie legally got married in a intimate civil ceremony at Bexar County Courthouse

May 2024:

Melanie gets her Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Management.

November 2024:

- John and Melanie had a Formal Wedding Ceremony to celebrate with family & friends !