We had both moved to Kansas City after being away from the Midwest for several years. Natsuki was teaching in Tokyo and Matthew was working in New York. During a night out with some friends, Matthew noticed Natsuki at the bar and invited her for a drink which she later spilled down his back on the dance floor. Luckily Matt was not deterred and we started dating.

After finishing school, Natsuki started a new job in the auto industry in Indiana. We still managed to see each other fairly regularly driving between Kansas City and Indiana for over a year. You might expect the next turn of our relationship would bring us together, but we ended up being further apart. This time Matthew pursued a job opportunity within Texas. While the details were getting worked out, Natsuki had an even better opportunity in sales in Detroit. The same week in August, 2016 we headed for different borders.

After a year of jetting back and forth between Detroit and El Paso for a year, Matt wanted to see Natsuki more permanently and not just for long weekends. Trying to find the perfect moment to propose seemed simple as we were going to the Bahamas for Matthew’s birthday. Being nervous, he found the perfect spot on pier during sunset. He dropped on one knee and she said ‘Sure’!!

Since then, We’ve been together in Texas with our two cats. We are excited to go back where it all started to celebrate with our friends and family.

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