Moving to Little Italy, San Diego in 2016, from the quiet suburb area to the happening nightlife, was one of my best moves.. After the first few months living in Little Italy, I headed out one evening in April to my favorite rooftop lounge and met this handsome gentleman, Matthew, thru a mutual friend.. We chatted for some time, the interest was mutual.. but come to find out this dapper guy was not available. My heart sank as there seemed to be a spark between us.

Of course the story continues... We'll have to fast forward about 2 1/2 years later, when our mutual friend reached out to see if I would do a group outing and meet this guy, Matthew, that I met over two years ago at Kettner Exchange.. In the last two years I probably went to Kettner 3-4 times a month, and talked to a lot of guys.. So when this came up l had no idea who this mystery guy was and figured there was a reason why he didn't have my number. So I was skeptical to go out but decided 'why not'. When I walked in the restaurant, Matthew pops out of a chair standing at perfect attention.. I felt like a deer in the headlights with a rush of excitement.. 'why do I not remember this handsome guy?' Matthew laid out the story of how we met, as I pretended that I remembered and just kept smiling…But apparently Matthew had not forgotten one detail about our encounter more than two years earlier.

After that reunion, the first few weeks was a little dance as we both were being cautious with our feelings, and the awkwardness of Valentines Day being on our third date.. But after that Valentines date, in 2019, I knew Matthew was my forever future..

I called my Dad around this time and told him.. 'I'm going to marry this guy'.. I'd never said that before but I just knew that God saved this amazing man for me. It had taken Matthew just 2 1/2 years to circle back.. a couple months would have been okay too. Our timing was not perfect but it all happened for a reason and we are so grateful to have each other now.

We look forward to celebrating with our friends, family and our little ring bearer ;)

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