Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal.Photo: facebook
Sheryl SandbergandTom Bernthalare taking their love to new heights.
In a Facebook post on Friday, Sandberg, 51, revealed that she and her fiancé recently went “off the grid” to go rock climbing in honor of the second anniversary of their first date.
Sheryl Sandberg, Tom Bernthal.facebook
According to Sandberg, she was a “super unathletic kid - completely uncoordinated, suffered from asthma, picked last on every team” growing up, so she initially “could not believe” that she would be able to rock climb.
“Here’s to hobbies - new and old. To adventure. To finding the strength to do things you didn’t think you could do,” she wrote.
TheLean Inauthor concluded her post with a sweet nod to her fiancé, writing, “And here’s to love - new and old.”
“Tom - thank you from the bottom of my heart for two years of bringing love and adventure into my life,” she added.
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The couplegot engagedin February 2020 after a mountain hike and picnic lunch at Vermejo Park Ranch in New Mexico, a source close to the couple told PEOPLE at the time.
“They took a hike together on their very first date, so they recreated the moment and got engaged at the end of a long hike this past weekend,” the insider said.
Bernthal, 48, popped the question with a ring featuring five tiny hidden diamonds underneath the setting torepresent each of their five children. (Sandberg has a son and a daughter, while Bernthal is father to three children.)
However, according to the tech mogul, her former brother-in-law Rob Goldberg “had a different idea” and “just knew” she had to meet Bernthal.
“When I shook your hand for the first time, I had no clue that you would be the one to change my life,” Sandberg wrote to Bernthal. “I’d soon come to discover in much bigger ways your remarkable generosity and warmth as a partner and parent.”
While Sandberg admitted that she was “so tired before” Bernthal came along, together the couplehave found a new path forward, “one filled with so much gratitude and optimism.”
“In that spirit, thank you for helping me refocus my energy on what’s important and more fully appreciate all of life’s gifts — every sweet text, every birthday party celebration and, yep, all 8,000 of those Settlers of Catan games.”
source: people.com
