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It all started in September 2020 at a Baylor football game, where Anna Claire spotted Ken and immediately thought wow, he’s cute. She marched right up to him (which was out of character for her), introduced herself, and the two quickly realized they shared mutual friends.

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A few months later, in February 2021, AC discovered she had a class with one of Ken’s roommates. Even though it was environmental science, her own major, she insisted she “needed help” and used it as the perfect excuse to hangout in their dorm. With COVID restrictions still around, making connections and building friendships was difficult, especially with it being their freshman year of college. So, AC started bringing her roommates along too, and soon a little friend group began to form. It wasn’t long before everyone picked up on the not-so-secret spark between AC and Ken.

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They found every excuse to hang out together: studying in the library, going to coffee shops, having boba dates at Waco Cha. On March 14th, 2021 the two decided—completely on a whim—to drive to Dallas for an extravagant five-star dinner at… Waffle House. After driving around the city, using the restroom at Waffle House and deciding it was too sketchy to actually eat there, they headed back to Waco. It wasn't until after midnight (March 15) that they parked at the top of the Baylor parking garage, and Ken officially asked AC to be his girlfriend!

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Life moved quickly after that—3.5 years of college side by side, traveling, road tripping, and navigating summers near and far, always cheering each other on. When they graduated, they made the move to Dallas, the place where everything first started and the city that soon felt like home.

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Flashback to the beginning of their relationship, Ken and AC had bonded over their love for the outdoors, and sophomore year Ken joked that he’d one day propose somewhere “really cool,” like the redwood forest—somewhere that AC had always dreamt of visiting. In June 2025, a family wedding brought them to Northern California, and a small detour took them to finally see the Muir Woods (which also happened to be where Ken’s parents honeymooned!). Ken stayed true to his word all of those years ago and proposed to AC!

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