What we thought was just a water fountain break in badminton class at ANC Summer Camp 2012, turned out to be the beginning of our story. Camp crushes seemed so grand at the time, yet little did we know, 3 years later with little to no communication in-between we would arrive at the Brickman Center for college orientation--the start of what we can now call history. Rachel posted a photo prior to college in which revealed her commitment to attend Bryn Athyn College. This caught Shane's eye and he instantly "slid into her DM's" with excitement they may reconnect. After talking all summer with excitement, and seemingly being inseparable Freshman year of college--our relationship only grew from then on. Fast forward to Linden Hills 2022--this has always been a special place for Shane, spending time there every summer of his life. Rachel, from Oak Arbor, MI always loved being able to join McCurdy vacation on the Great Lakes herself. Long story short, the place became special for the both of us. August 4th, for what started as a rainy evening, quickly began to clear up to Shane's relief as he held the ring tightly in his pocket for what looked like just a "photo shoot" in the eyes of Rachel. Awaiting our turn, we took a walk down the way toward Covert and Shane continued to double down on his long-going joke that we were still "5 years away" despite the fact that he had been saying this for the past 4 years. Rachel casually blew it off as she eagerly hoped this was not the case. "How about now?" Shane said as he got on a knee and asked Rachel to marry her. Family celebrating behind, sunset at its peak, waves calming down after the brief storm, our life forever together began in a picturesque setting.