article_snippet: Sara Stringfield and Sara Stringfield boyfriend Rob Torti, 36, had a fun romantic day planned to celebrate Sara’s 31st birthday.
article_snippet: All loved up: Sara Stringfield, 31, and Rob Torti, 36, pictured at Sara Stringfield, 31, and Rob Torti, 36 East Village home where Sara just moved after months of the pair dating long distance .
article_snippet: Sara and Sara boyfriend Rob celebrated Sara's birthday on Thursday and went to get cupcakes at Baked by Melissa just minutes before the giant explosion in East Village .
article_snippet: When Rob met Sara at the festival Burning Man in Black, Rock City Nevada in August of 2014
article_snippet: Sara set Rob heart on fire and the two began visiting one another for just a few days at a time in New York City where Rob lived and in Idaho where Sara resided.
article_snippet: Rob met Sara at the music festival Burning Man and the two struck up a kinship that developed into a deep romance and had just moved in together after dating long distance .
article_snippet: Festival and beyond: When Rob met Sara at Burning
article_snippet: Man Rob knew Sara was special and continued to contact Sara following Festival and their interactions grew more frequent and meaningful .
article_snippet: The have love from friends, from family, and last but not least Rob and Sara have the flame that burns for one another.
highlights_snippet: Sara Stringfield, 31, and Sara Stringfield boyfriend Rob Torti, 36, left Sara Stringfield, 31, and her boyfriend Rob Torti, 36 apartment to get cupcakes for Sara's birthday just minutes before the explosion .
  
highlights_snippet: Rob and Sara met at Burning Man and had been dating long distance until recently when Sara left Idaho to live with Rob in New York City .
  