Rob graduated from CHS in 2010, and Judy graduated from CHS in 2011. They both played tennis and ultimate frisbee, stood back stage during the same shows, ate at Anamia's and Sonic (probably at the same time), and shared many mutual friends during their time in high school. They managed to swerve each other's paths for 3 years as they roamed the same hallways and hung out with the same people.

Rob headed off to A&M in College Station and Judy went to UT in Austin. Even though they were in different cities, they still had many opportunities to meet, as Rob became roommates with some of Judy's high school friends and they were at ACL music festival at the same time multiple years.

After living in Houston for one year as a process engineer, Rob moved back to Dallas in 2016 to work as a data scientist at Southwest. Judy continued to be a Longhorn and attended law school at UT. Rob moved in with Judy's best friends from high school and Judy even saw Rob's room several times when she went to visit those friends. She saw his room before she met him!

Judy went back to Dallas to help plan Class of 2011’s 10-year reunion. She met up with high school friends the night before at Vidorra, where the crew was meeting for Mexican food that week. That was when Rob and Judy met for the first time. They were at opposite ends of the table but hit it off as friends instantly!

Rob and Judy had many interests in common and kept in touch for a couple years over social media. They would hang out with this friend group when Judy would visit Dallas, and the crew made the trip to Yosemite (where Ricky proposed to Katie). Their long distance friendship grew through many shared interests (music, food, personal traumas).

In spring of 2023, Judy took Rob to Bernal Heights, one of her favorite lookout spots in SF. Rob knew then that he wanted to one day move out to San Francisco. (Spoiler alert, this is where Rob proposed to Judy a couple years later!)

Neither of them wanted to date long-distance, but they decided to rewrite the stars and finally let their paths cross after missing each other their whole lives.

Rob was able to get a job at Intuit pretty quickly and he and Judy began their roadtrip to the Bay Area. They went through 3 National Parks (White Sands, Grand Canyon, and Joshua Tree) and visited many cities (Santa Fe, Flagstaff, Sedona, Palm Springs, San Diego, and Paso Robles), saw many sights in between, and visited Rob’s brother and his girlfriend at their naval base. It was truly a roadtrip of a lifetime and a great way to begin their relationship in one place together.

The rest is history! Rob and Judy have created a beautiful life in the Bay Area together with the most wonderful community of friends and family. They love going on hikes with Boba, golfing, traveling, planning parties and social events, and eating through the city.