One time, he tried to attract Laura’s attention by breaking open a piñata.
“I remember trying to impress her during a Cinco De Mayo celebration at the preschool where we were trying to break open a piñata. Fortunately, I was the kid who managed to do it and I assume it got her attention.”
Unfortunately, their childhood together was short-lived.
After preschool, Matt and Laura wound up attending different elementary schools. Because they were so young, they eventually lost touch with each other.
They rekindled their friendship years later during their first year of high school.
Coincidentally, Laura spotted Matt’s name in a mutual friend’s cell phone. The friend wanted to play matchmaker with the two, but Laura wasn’t sure of the idea at first.
Although the two hit it off in preschool, Laura was skeptical about how their relationship would be after all these years.
“I was hesitant to go out with him,” she said. “But he texted me and we hit it off.”
It turns out Laura had nothing to worry about as they picked up right from where they left off in preschool.
The two began dating each other exclusively within two weeks. Although they attended different high schools and ventured off to colleges in different states, they stayed together. Long distance wasn’t easy, but they made it work.
In May 2015, Matt finally fulfilled the childhood promise he made to Laura.
He brought her back to the preschool where they first met and popped the big question. Laura originally thought they were going on a celebratory picnic date to end their junior year of college.
