We started dating and were long-distance for some time while Molly went off to Ohio State and Briar moved to Fort Campbell. With so many life changes and limited transportation to make long-distance work, we decided to just be friends as we navigated new stages of our lives.

We started dating again in 2019 and making weekend trips to Kentucky and Ohio. We became long-distance pros and looked forward to moving from six to three hours apart as Briar moved to Fort Benning and Molly began her Master's at Mississippi State. Most weekends were spent together in Mississippi where we visited surrounding towns and were top-tier Mississippi State fans attending football and baseball games.

In between all of this were little moves for internships and jobs, finding times to align holidays and time off and work schedules, and long drives and plane rides. But when you’re finding your way to your favorite person anything is possible.

We're both in Pennsylvania now working on our degrees and enjoying sharing day-to-day life. Long-distance gave us the opportunity to appreciate sharing little things like grocery shopping trips together, coming home to share stories about our days, and getting to spend lazy Saturday mornings making breakfast together.