OUR STORY During the spring semester of 2020 at sac state, David and I were taking a biochemistry lab class together. While we were not partners, we sat on the same lab bench. Upon seeing David, I thought he was British and the cutest guy in the class.

After getting to know one another, I came to find out David was Russian and a God fearing man. According to David, he remembers me sitting on his seat and that’s when he first noticed me. During college, I would take the bus home. After finding this out, David insisted on giving me a ride home because my house “was along the way”. One ride became three until COVID caused classes to be online and ending the car rides.

But this did not stop us. We quickly adjusted by having daily phone calls that lasted throughout the night until early the next day. One night, David decided to be bold and ask me out which I said yes to. Throughout a year, we went to church together, enjoyed eachothers favorite past times together, introduced eachother to family members, and got to know a lot about one another. We even worked together for a short time. On Dec 1st, my birthday, David took us to our first date location and proposed.