My mother recently purchased a home and although it wasn’t exactly a fixer-upper, there were a couple of aesthetic modifications she wanted to make. While she was showing us exactly what she wanted altered, Kevin, my boyfriend, spoke up and said, “Do you want some help? I know how to do that.” I looked at him with this, “Who are you?” look on my face because out of all the years I have known him, we have never discussed his home improvement ventures. Needless to say, he got right to work and did a fantastic job!

Like a lot of couples, we watch a lot of HGTV. One day while watching Chip and Joanna on the show Fixer Upper, we realized that we constantly found ourselves using the phrase, “See if we did that…” and a few days later, we were enrolled in real estate school. We finished within one month, and now we are partners at a brokerage right down the street.

I think it's so important for couples to do productive, fun things together. We are helping each other move along in this process of life. We are laying the foundation for our future together and the love we have for each other is stronger than ever.

Although we are only in our early twenties and in school, I couldn't be happier about our decision to embark on this adventure together and I am sure he shares the sentiment. We have so many specific goals, and although I don't want to reveal all of our plans, this is definitely a solid start.