We met the first day of medical school at Johns Hopkins. We were each excited to start the next chapter of our careers, but we had no idea that it would be the most important day of our lives for another reason - the day we would meet our better half! Nicky was standing by the food table, and Sakib came over, picked up a bag of Lay's potato chips (that he never opened), and introduced himself. We instantly clicked. Later that day, a bunch of classmates went out for boba to get to know each other... but we accidentally spent the entire time only talking to each other. Multiple people asked us later if we had known each other before medical school. The sparks continued to fly then Sakib eventually asked Nicky out on a perfect first date that we still talk about to this day.

Fast forward to our fourth year of medical school, when Sakib surprised Nicky by proposing on his birthday (ultimate decoy). Because Nicky had no idea it was coming, the night before, she had actually planned a surprise party for Sakib with their medical school classmates (who knew the proposal was happening but played along to keep Sakib's cover)! Leading up to the proposal, Sakib recreated our first date down to every last detail. We went to same restaurant and two bars in the same order and took the same walk along the harbor in Fells Point that we did on that first date. Sakib had a close friend and semi-pro photographer (shoutout Nathan Yueh) hiding in a parking lot with his camera to capture the moment he got on one knee. To avoid having her accidentally spot Nathan, Sakib distracted a very gullible Nicky by saying that he heard that there were now jellyfish in the harbor and challenging her to find one. Competitor that she was, her eyes were glued on the harbor to her right and not on Nathan's car to her left, all while Sakib made sure they were in the perfect position for Nathan to get the shot. The rest is history!