This is our very first picture together after we started dating August 2020.

More board games, of course!

To celebrate our first Valentines day, we decided to cook together. We made this delicious looking shrimp curry!

I planned a surprise at home beer tasting for Matt's 27th birthday!

Matt took me on a backpacking trip for my 23rd birthday and the views were stunning.

This is our tasty dinner with a view!

We bundled up while Matt read Harry Potter out loud as we watched the sunset.

Matt took a break from his reading for this photo

Of course we played board games too! Even if it was in a tent.

Yes, we take board games everywhere even to restaurants!

We went to a friend's wedding in Chicago and had some spare time to explore the city together!

Matt eating a Chicago dog for the first time!

Obligatory bean picture.

Second obligatory bean picture.

Matt taking a picture of how much I love crab rangoons. This was probably sent to Leah, my sister, who is also obsessed with crab rangoons.

Went on a hike with some friends!

Matt's first time going to New York to visit my family for Thanksgiving. Here he is making homemade chocolate with my dad.

On the way back from New York after Thanksgiving we hit terrible traffic and got this delicious mango dessert while waiting it out.

We spent our first Christmas together at the Springfields. Matt's sister and sister-in-law made me my own stocking!

Of course we played more board games with Matt's sister Anna over Christmas!

Matt's parents got us Canes tickets for Christmas! And yes Matt has fully converted me to be a Hurricanes fan.

Matt often gets annoyed at the fact that I fall asleep while watching TV, playing computer games, and him reading out loud. Today he decided to take his revenge by getting this photo.

Matt went with me to a glass blowing class as my Christmas present! We have also enjoyed doing a pottery class together this year.

Matt and I enjoying a Lynx game with Anna and Julianne, Matt's sister and her fiance. Yes, they have converted me to be a Lynx fan!

We celebrated my 24th birthday with tickets to see the Hurricanes with friends.

Matt loves capturing me hanging out with the cats I cat sit.

Matt also loves hanging out with the cats that I cat sit.

Hanging out at a friends house with cats again!

Matt getting off the plane for another trip to visit my family!

Matt and I enjoying dinner with my neices and mom.

Matt teaching Ellie, my niece, how to play piano.

Yes, we even bring games to the airport!

Matt was able to fly out to Italy to meet me after a conference. This was our view from the hotel in Sorrento.

We spent the day exploring the Island of Capri and got to see some beautiful views!

On the island of Capri, we had the best pizza ever. Surprisingly, it didn't have any cheese but was still way better than any other pizza we tried.

We next went to Rome. Here we are exploring the Villa Borghese, which had this wonderful view.

Matt enjoying Italian espresso.

Here we are exploring the colosseum.

Here we are exploring the Roman Forum.

Matt took this photo of me while we were visiting Murano. We were staying in Chioggia. In order to get to Murano we had to take a bus, which halfway through the bus ride went onto a boat and then got off on the next island and kept driving.

We went to visit Matt's brother and his family. Here we are hanging out with Matt's niece.

We started Christmas festivities early this year with an advent calendar, which resulted in many many hilarious photos of Matt posing with each of his gifts.

Here we are exploring the Christmas lights in downtown Durham!

Matt was happy that he wasn't the only one playing piano over Christmas.

I was invited on the Springfield ski trip, even though I did not know how to ski. Thanks to many hours of training from Matt and his Dad, here I am skiing down a slope by myself!

On the way to our engagement weekend or "my birthday weekend", we stopped at this beautiful overlook.

Enjoying a scrumptious dinner after getting engaged.

A couple of days after being engaged and we were both matching with the ring!

While visiting Leah, my sister, in St. Louis we stopped to see the Chess Hall of Fame.

We took a quick weekend trip to Charlotte after one of Matt's work conferences.

We did a fun wine tasting to start narrowing down what wine we wanted at our wedding.

This was my point of view.

Matt has always loved roller coasters so here we are about to board a roller coaster at Carowinds. (Of course we have very nervous faces)