We met the old-fashioned way, on a dating
app during COVID.
Our courtship blossomed over the course of Saturday game nights with Remy, Abby, and Sean, followed by Sunday afternoons of just the two of us in a local park. After a fast year of dating, we moved in together into “train house” at 445 E 15th Columbus, Ohio. Where we found out what the Union Pacific Railroad’s timetables were, the volume of a cow’s moo at the local fairgrounds at night, and the sound of a squirrel in the ceiling. It was our home, and we loved it. That was where Lucas learned to put the seat down, and Julia learned to clean her hair out of the drain.
We knew that we were right for each other, and it was only a matter of time until Lucas popped The Question. Since we always loved to visit the local parks, this seemed like the best place to propose. After leading Julia to a secluded spot near a small pond, Lucas got down on one knee and produce the ring, a beautiful 18 karat gold band, made by a local female jeweler, with Grandma Schaff’s heirloom diamond right in the center. We took a few pictures, then celebrated the event by getting dinner at the classiest place in all of Ohio – The Olive Garden.
After earning his degree, Lucas landed a job as a Scientist at a small university outside of Boston. After only two weeks on the job market Julia was hired as a fundraiser at a local nonprofit. With our future bright, we sold most of our things, threw away what we couldn’t sell, and kept just what we needed. We filled a U-Haul and set out on our journey for the pines of New England. The U-Haul just barely made it to our apartment in Waltham, MA and we started our new lives together. Moving to the Boston area has been exciting, with new things to see each weekend, so much so that we barely notice how small our apartment is.
