Sam and Shannon met in the Summer of 2016 while Sam was home (Atlanta, GA) from college (Boulder, CO). One Friday evening, Sam and his friend, Andres, were hanging out and making plans in Midtown for the night. In addition to being Sam’s friend, Andres was also one of Shannon’s track teammates at Georgia Tech. Shannon knew that Andres and Sam were hanging out that night, so she asked Andres if her and her roommate, Maya, could join them. Shannon and Sam had briefly met a few times earlier that Summer in larger group settings, and she was very intrigued by him. The group went out to Buckhead that night, and Sam and Shannon immediately hit it off. They hung out together for the next few days and spent hours and hours talking about their lives. After only a few short weeks of hanging out, they decided to take a shot at dating long distance. Sam asked Shannon to join him on his road trip back to Boulder, CO before school started back up. Once Shannon flew back to Atlanta to start the semester, their almost 6 year long distance relationship started. During this time Shannon moved from Atlanta, GA to Charlotte, NC, and Sam moved from Denver, CO back home to Atlanta, GA. In the Spring of 2022, they bought a home together in Smyrna, GA where they live today with their dog, Charlie, and cat, Sugar. Sam and Shannon have loved and supported each other through the beautiful journey of life, and are deeply grateful for the opportunity to share the rest of their lives with each other.