It all began in the EP lab. We worked together on fixing patients’ electrical heart issues, learning to depend on one another. We just clicked, we could be ourselves. We agreed, we disagreed, we laughed, we cried, and we grew closer.

Each day as we prepped for cases, we would have our “scrubsink” conversations. That was one of the best moments of the day when it was just the two of us talking about anything and everything before starting each case. I’m 100% certain I would scrub my hands longer than needed just to get a few more minutes talking with Kim. We got to learn new things about each other, and we grew closer.

We never missed an opportunity to say one last goodbye at the end of each day. A perfect flirty smile or a simple wave. We didn’t want the day to end. Especially Thursdays, since we knew we wouldn’t see each other again until the following week.

Covid happened and work slowed down. We still wanted to spend time together so we became workout friends. We would bring our gear to Shelby Farms, throw some sandbags around, do push-ups in the grass with the goose poop, and we grew closer. We didn’t call them dates but as a certain someone astutely observed, they were definitely dates. The workouts turned into full day-outings. We found excuses to spend more time together, ordering chicken wings to the park, bringing beer in a lunch box, and watching the sun set.

A few months into our relationship, we took a weekend trip to a tiny town in the middle-of-nowhere Arkansas called Eureka Springs. Walking through the quiet streets, we had our first big talk about the future. It was at the corner of Mountain and Spring where we first committed to a real future together. We wanted to wake up every morning with each other, as the first and best moment of the day.

Over the next few years we grew even closer. No matter the challenge (new jobs, old jobs, family, friends, life) our love grew stronger. We learned we loved to do everything together, and that there was no better person to experience the world with.

We took a trip back to that tiny town in Arkansas, reminiscing on the time passed. And it was at the corner of Mountain and Spring where we committed to a life together, as husband and wife.

It’s hard to describe what a “soulmate” is, but that’s what we are to each other. We are friends, competitors, lovers, confidants, and we always make each other better. We uplift one another. It’s a mental connection, a physical connection, an emotional connection, a spiritual connection. When you know, you just know.