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Thanh and Kevin's love story began when the two met in high school. She was such a smart cookie that she made it into Kevin's Honors Algebra 2 class (He was a sophomore and she was only a freshman). Their first encounter occurred when Thanh got transferred into the class mid-semester. She happened to arrive to class early that day, and Kevin (being late as usual) arrived to find Thanh sitting in his seat. He made the comment that she was in his seat, but noticed that when she turned around, she was actually really cute. So he said "don't worry about it" and sat in the desk right behind her.
They would talk in class daily, usually just small talk as he found every excuse imaginable just to talk to her. Until one day, Kevin decided to "shoot his shot" and somehow managed to get Thanh's phone number from a mutual friend. When he called, he said he was having trouble with a "math problem," but she knew better because he never turned in any homework. She figured "what the heck, if he's trying this hard." From then, they'd talk every night for months before Kevin finally got the courage to ask her out in November of 2006.
The two have been together ever since and through the many long distance years that tested their relationship. From Sacramento to the Bay area, where she attended undergrad and then eventually from Sacramento to Southern California, where she attended Optometry school. In what amounted to about 6 total years of long distance, their love weathered all the bumps in the roads. They would sometimes go weeks to months without seeing each other, but always made an effort to talk or facetime every night. Even if it meant Kevin simply watching Thanh study the whole night. There were weekends where Kevin would drive to the Bay Area Saturday night to see Thanh, just to drive back early Sunday morning to make it to work.
Their love flourished over the years as they grew from high school sweethearts to college graduates into established professionals. They constantly leaned on each other for support, which made their love stronger.
They have been together for almost 15 years and are excited to start this new journey together as soon to be newlyweds. They hope to have little ones of their own one day and experience all that life has to offer together.
