It started with a wave on facebook messenger. Endless messages back and forth quickly leading to our first date. We enjoyed yakitori and even laughed after making a fool of ourselves sprawling a piece of meat on the floor after trying to split it with chopsticks. That's the moment we knew...and the rest was history. Plus, our dogs are BFFs!

On Christmas Day, surrounded by family, we made the long trek from Kona to Mauna Kea. At 13,803ft in 12 degree weather with 20mph winds, Dylan dropped to one knee and proposed at the peak of sunset. The warm tones of sunset reflected on the snow while our faces went numb from the cold. Lauren was left breathless...because of the altitude sickness we were both experiencing! She said, "YES!" between chattering teeth before hurrying back to the warmth of the car.