Love inspired a leap of faith, trading my fulfilling role with teens for a stable career and a surprise proposal hundreds of miles away. Her "yes" in Denver was the exhilarating turning point, a clear end to one meaningful chapter and the exciting start of another. Witnessing a former athlete's final high school race became a deeply emotional goodbye to that impactful era, as I embraced a future anchored in love and a brand-new professional path. It was a bittersweet but undeniably motivating transition.