Derek and I "met" in December 2019 via Twitter, now known as 'X'. I lived in New York, and he was going to school in Miami. On December 23rd, 2019, he asked me to be his girlfriend.

Cue the pandemic

The first year of our relationship was spent doing daily Skype calls and wishing for it all to be over so we could meet in person. Then, on December 2020, Derek was able to travel to New York to see me for the first time (good thing i wasn't catfishing him lol), it was magical. We went on our first date to build-a-bear. We had an amazing time in New York together and then spent my 21st birthday in Miami.
Leaving was so hard, we didn't know when we'd be able to see each other again.

On May 2021, I packed all my bags and moved from New York to Florida, and we lived with his parents for about 3 years.

October 21st, 2023, we planned a trip to St. Augustine, and at this point, we had been together for almost 5 years. On this day we went to the alligator farm, we went sightseeing and had a wonderful day exploring St. Augustine, I had no idea he was planning to propose. While we were waiting for our dinner reservation, he got down on one knee and proposed. I obviously said yes, how could i say no to marrying the love of my life? i am so glad he didn't propose inside the restaurant because it was so loud and crammed with people.

Since then, we've gotten our own apartment, changed jobs, lost jobs, and we have a fur kitty named Maki (a little upset she got his last name before I did).

We're excited to see what married life has in store for us, and we're so glad to have such a wonderful, supportive family and friends.