Our story started in 2018, one evening at a party at UCI—but not in the typical way. While most people were inside, Trevor was outside chatting with a mutual friend when he noticed Nicole standing on a bridge nearby. A few minutes later, he walked over and said, “You have beautiful eyes.”

It might have been a cheesy line, but it worked! We ended up going on a walk and talking for hours, completely forgetting about the party. We started hanging out—playing basketball, getting dinner, going to concerts, and doing all the usual things that eventually turned into something more. Not long after, we started dating, and Trevor got the full family introduction at Nicole’s mom’s wedding and he fit right in!