We first met during our freshman year of college—thanks to a mutual friend who happened to be Luke’s fraternity brother and a high school classmate of mine. He thought we’d hit it off, so he set us up for Luke’s Christmas date party at K-State. Even though I had never met Luke before, I trusted the recommendation and made the spontaneous drive from KU to K-State. That night turned out to be unforgettable—we instantly clicked and still say it was our favorite college date party.

After that, life got busy and we lost touch for a while during second semester. But fate had other plans. That summer, in the middle of the pandemic, we reconnected as part of our own little “COVID crew.” From that point on, everything just fell into place—and the rest, as they say, is history.