Makayla and James Peppin-Sherwood

James and I met at the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space Chapter at UCF (SEDS-UCF). We bonded over swing dancing with the Swing Knights. After studying together for some exams, he asked me “to pursue a relationship with him” in Garage C as we were headed to our cars. We had our first date in the Arboretum in October 2019, and he asked me to marry him a year later. We got married in July 2020!