We met at Illinois State University in the fall of 2012 on the first weekend of school... and have been inseparable since! Throughout our (almost) ten years together, we have been through so much: both of us graduated from ISU, we moved to Chicago, started new jobs, started new jobs again, adopted two kittens, moved across the country to Austin, bought a townhouse, adopted a puppy, adopted another puppy, and supported each other through all the challenges that life brings. In April 2021, we visited Yellowstone National Park with Mike's sister, brother-in-law and nephew and Mike proposed at Artist's Point hike! We are so excited to start this next chapter of our lives together and look forward to all that marriage will bring us. We can't wait to celebrate our love with our friends and family in May 2022!