We met at Northwestern University in the spring of 2016 at Shane's off-campus house. Shane was a senior and Katie was a sophomore. We instantly clicked. Katie made Shane's roommate (and later both of our roommates), Michael, anonymously ask Shane to her field hockey formal. Thankfully, Shane didn't have baseball and said yes! We had a blast. But the year was coming to an end. Shane was starting work in Chicago and Katie was going home to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the summer. Still, we talked all summer long. When Katie came back for field hockey pre-season in August, things picked up right where they had left off. We've been together ever since. From dating long distance between Chicago and Philadelphia, living in Chicago together, and moving across the country to Boise, Idaho, we've lived a lot and experienced so many wonderful milestones, including diplomas, new jobs, traveling the country and world, teaching Shane to ski, getting our sweet, big boy, Grizzly, and, of course, getting engaged! We got engaged on July 1, 2022, in one of our favorite places in the world, Stanley, Idaho. After searching for a campsite for almost two hours we ended up at the first campground we ever camped at in Idaho. Shane took Katie down to the Salmon River where he got on one knee! We can't wait to celebrate with the people we love in a place we love! See you in September!