Kino and Becca's story started on December 9th, 2017. They were introduced by a mutual friend who played baseball with Kino and who was (and continues to be) one of Becca's best friend's significant other. (And he will never stop reminding them of that- so here is the honorary shout-out to Dan Chambers).

The first interaction included a DM from Becca to Kino on Instagram with a conversation of Becca watching Arthur's Christmas (still one of her favorite Christmas movies). After a few days of back-and-forth messages, they met up and watched Criminal Minds... very foreshadowing of the many crime shows and documentaries they would come to watch together later.

Kino and Becca were quickly inseparable. They supported each other at one another's collegiate sporting events, including Becca bundling up in all the winter gear and with a blanket to watch Kino play baseball on the snow-covered fields of New England in "spring", occasionally sneaking away for a Starbucks drink to warm up.

Meeting just 6 months before Becca graduated from Anna Maria, they moved into a bit of a "long-distance" relationship. Facetime calls and weekend trips became frequent occurrences. Kino came to love the loud and crazy side of Becca's family, and well Becca came to not love the Cape traffic during the summer months.

However, that two and a half hour ride back and forth changed when Becca got accepted into the Sport Psychology program at Florida State University. Becca received the acceptance notification while sitting in the car with Kino to which Kino, being the supportive individual he is said, "I guess we are moving to Tallahassee" with no hesitation. And so they did in August of 2021.

Having moved across the country for their first time living together, Kino and Becca quickly fell into sync. Being in Tallahassee for 4 years now, they spend time mixed in with the new community they have built amongst many game nights, movie weekends, and of course FSU football games and tailgates (Kino's favorite).

Becca and Kino's next stop will be Oneonta New York in the Fall of 2025 to start a new journey together with Becca for the first time no longer being a student.

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