We are high school sweethearts! We met our junior year of high school after leading a group at seventh grade visitation together. We had never really talked before then, and I thought Ryan was so sweet and funny, and I had a little crush after that day! I told some friends I wanted to go to prom with Ryan, and he asked me a few weeks later. After junior prom we stayed friends through the summer and hung out in groups, but nothing more. In the fall, we organized a trip for our friends to all go to Cedar Point together. At the end of the day everyone was tired and ready to leave, and I was bummed because we didn't make it on to the Millennium, which was my favorite ride. Ryan offered to stay late and wait in the 2+ hour line to ride it with me, so I guess you could say he made the first move! A few weeks later after seeing the school play, Ryan walked me to my car and asked me to be his girlfriend. We dated through the rest of senior year and went to our senior prom together, then dated "long distance" through our freshman year of college as Ryan was studying at the University of Akron and I went to Columbus to attend THE Ohio State University (Go Bucks!!). Ryan was in Columbus almost every weekend, and he decided to transfer to OSU our sophomore year. We graduated together with our Bachelor's degrees in 2017, and both decided to stay at OSU to pursue our Doctorate degrees in Physical Therapy and Optometry. We got to experience years of OSU game days (including the national championship in 2014!!), explored Columbus, made some of our best friends, and experienced a lot of growth both as individuals and as a couple. After grad school, we moved back home and bought our first house together in Cuyahoga Falls. We added our sweet pup Josie to the fam in December of 2020, which has been a fun adventure! On December 19, 2021, Ryan asked me to brunch, and as we were walking through downtown Cuyahoga Falls, he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him! It was the easiest " yes" I ever said. This November, in addition to our wedding, we will be celebrating 10 years since the day we started dating. We are so excited to begin this new chapter in our story!