Matt and I met in November 2014 at Family Video. I had previously worked at the Family Video in Mt. Healthy but quit when I moved back to Hamilton. So I applied at the Fairfield location and got hired right away since I had history with the District Manager. Matt was super friendly when we met. He showed me around the store and would answer all my questions. We became friends pretty quickly. I had just gotten over my ex and he was just getting over his. We eventually found out that we had a mutual friend, Jon. Matt had been good friends with Jon for over 10 years and I met him through a previous relationship.

One night some of the girls from Family Video invited me to go to a cyclones hockey game with everyone so I said of course! I was excited to feel included and make new friends. That night Matt and I talked a little more and added each other on Snap Chat and Trivia Crack. We ended up going to Applebee's afterwards to eat. I sat across the table from him. All night long when I would cross and uncross my legs I kept kicking the leg to the table. Then I thought, hmm, maybe I'm kicking Matt. I apologized to him saying, " oops, I may have kicked you once or twice." He laughed and said, "You've been kicking me all night long." I felt horrible! I thought he would for sure think I was totally inconsiderate. I explained that I thought it was the table and he just brushed it off. To this day, when we go out to eat I make sure to kick him gently once or twice and we always have a good laugh.

We ended up falling in love sort of by accident. We talked every single day, usually until 4 or 5 am. He finally decided to ask me on a date. We went to Dave and Busters to eat and play games. We had so much fun together. We got a couple small prizes with our tickets but left the rest of them on the card as what we call our 'savings account'. We went back to my house and watched old Nickolodeon shows and talked more. It was so nice to feel relaxed and comfortable talking to someone about life. Our past, our likes/dislikes, dreams. We pretty much decided we had to continue to date and learn more about each other.

We became inseparable. Talking all day everyday. Hanging out every day almost. We even worked together a couple nights a week. He would work til midnight and I got off at 9 or 10 and still stay there just to hang out and talk with him until closing time. We were both blind sided by how quickly we fell for each other. It has been a crazy couple of years, full of laughter, happiness, joy, a few tears, and mostly love.