We began our journey together in the fall of 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. Although we (and the rest of the world) didn't know what was going to happen next, meeting each other added a bright light in an otherwise bleak year. We met online dating, of all things, and hit it off right from the very beginning. Our first date was at Butchers and Bakers, which looking back was kismet because Erik worked in a meat department in high school and Stephanie loved to bake. It was on this date that we found out we had so much in common. We are both teachers, Polish, love to people watch, and we even grew up on the same street (but in different states). We also love to travel and over the past three years have travelled to Colorado, Maine, Florida, New Jersey, Washington D.C., Portugal, and Poland. We have hiked mountains above the clouds and ventured into salt mines below the sea. In our most recent adventure to Poland this past summer we got engaged by Neptune's Fountain on the Dlugi Targ in Gdansk. Since even our first date, our fondness of each other has only grown stronger as we take on life's adventures. We are excited for many more to come.