November 12, 2016: After deciding to move to Boston from New York City, Matt scheduled a few different apartment viewings from Craigslist on this cold Saturday afternoon. His new job started in a few weeks and he needed to make a decision on a place to live.

After a few less than stellar apartments in Beacon Hill and Harvard Square, Matt headed to Cambridge to see an apartment with a beautiful view of the city. The most incredible skyline right from the bedroom window! The only catch was that the two roommates in this apartment were girls.

Matt still thinks it’s funny that college football was playing on TV when he walked in, but we wanted him to feel welcome. As silly as this sounds now.

“I’m moving from New York, the Upper East Side,” Matt says.

“No way,” I say. Matt has walked around the apartment and now we were in the awkward moment of small talk before he left to see the next apartment. “I used to live there too. On 81st and York.”

“I was on 85th and York,” Matt says.

In my mind I wonder if we ever crossed paths. We had lived in the same neighborhood at the same time. A few more minutes of quiet conversation pass before Matt heads out.

He cancelled the next two apartments (he tells me now) and knew that one with the two girls was the one. And that was how we became random Craigslist roommates.

We had no idea how much this decision would change both of our lives!

December 2, 2016: Matt moved into our apartment on a Friday afternoon. I got home from work and tried to stay out of the way as he and his parents unpacked; our other roommate was out of town that weekend.

When Matt got home from dinner, he went into his room to read, leaving the door open. He tells me now he didn’t really know what to do with himself then. A new place, new people.

It was my favorite time of year: Christmas movies were on every night.

I walked down the hall. “Do you want to watch the Polar Express?” It had just started on Freeform and I was heading to the living room to watch.

“Sure,” Matt said and put his book down.

We sat together and watched the movie that night, laughing and talking the entire time. We quickly realized we both loved books and swapped recommendations endlessly.

I knew that we would definitely be friends. It was like our souls found comfort in each other.

February 15, 2017: Our first "official" date. We went to Grotto in Beacon Hill. We did the prix fixe menu and treated ourselves to three courses and the most delicious wine. We go back to Grotto once a year - on February 15 (if we are able) to celebrate this memory.

February 25, 2017: we “officially” begin dating. Matt and I like to visit new places around this time every year as our anniversary trip, celebrating this special day in our lives. We are so excited to have another - June 26 - to celebrate forever.

P.S. Matt moved to a different apartment soon after this, and the rest is history.