Robyn and I moved to Washington, D.C. after law school, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and ready to make our mark on the politics and policy world. We were both lucky enough to find our way to jobs in President Obama's White House, and knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime. What we didn't know was that we would also find a lifetime of love when we joined the same small team of "vetting attorneys" – interviewing incoming Administration appointees to make sure they didn't have any legal, ethical, or personal scandals.

Soon after the stunning, brilliant, and sweet new addition to the team walked into my office to introduce herself, we quickly became close, but were mindful of the scrutiny of our well-trained investigative colleagues. After a few months of going through the candidates' dirty laundry together, flirting, and "vetting" each other, Robyn had to move on from the White House. We were both sad for her to leave but also excited about letting our budding romance grow.

Robyn and I started spending a lot of time together as her magnetic beauty and charm lulled me from D.C. across the river to Clarendon, Virginia for drinks and dinners, movie nights, and weekend afternoons by Robyn's rooftop pool (ok, in fairness, Robyn came to Columbia Heights at least 3 times ☺). Dates became weekends, weekends became vacations and holidays with family, and finally I stopped pretending I still lived in D.C. and moved into the same apartment I had helped Robyn move into before we had even started dating (wow, how nice of me, what a good friend I am). And after growing ever closer, on a sunny day at one of our favorite wineries, Virginia became the state not just of our first home together but also of the proposal, where we officially decided to take our White House love with us wherever we went for years to come.

So among the many other reasons, we have a big one to say #ThanksObama! – a message I was privileged to get to pass on to him directly when Robyn and my family came in for departure photos in the Oval Office.

Thanks again for joining us on this major milestone and for being part of our story so far, and the rest of it to come!