Our story began by chance at work of all places —Rob as a firefighter, me as a hospital police officer. I did a little social media "research", on a cute guy who kept showing up, we kept crossing paths at work until coffee at Starbucks turned into hours of conversation. Long talks over coffee we discovered a shared military history, a love for travel, and of course mint ice cream . Since then, we've slowly explored the world, celebrated milestones, bought our first home, and said "I do"!

We love traveling, but our favorite memory was oddly not our wedding we just had, it was buying our first home in 2025 in Cleveland. Between all the crazy parts of our lives, we now have a place to learn and dream big together. Every garden project and DIY challenge to make our new house a home has made us stronger together. Now it's more than a home—it's now a place where Rob can make his famous Mac n' Cheese, where our biggest adventures start and end after exploring the world together.

This $20,000 wouldn't change who we are—it would help us keep growing. We'd create new memories traveling by road on Rob's motorcycle, experience new cultures through food and continue building a life rooted in adventure. With our national park passport we want to see all the national parts. We feel the greatest investment has always been us, and this would help write our next chapter, Maybe even a food tour though Morocco or Egypt wouldn't be a bad idea either!