The first picture of us together, featuring our friend/Jake's college roommate Aaron. Walking to get ice cream, a common theme for us

Somehow we thought that we were just going to be friends

The only picture we took the day we started dating

Our first date was at the Air Force museum, Jake was too busy loking at planes to look at the phone

Our first time going to Tom's corn maze together, a favorite Dayton spot in the Fall

Theta Phi semi formal, our first Sorority dance together

Our first trip to the Cincinnati zoo, moments before the bird tried to steal Beth's hat

Theta Phi formal, showing how obnoxious we will forever be

First Memorial day weekend trip to Lake Cumberland, aka the trip of Murphy's law

Jake's first visit to Chicago, where we walked from the Field Museum to Navy Pier so Jake could maximize his time seeing Lake Michigan

Date at the Cincinnati zoo - we both interned in downtown Cincinnati this summer!

Newport Aquarium after work

Fall break at Lake Cumberland

Junior year Theta Phi Semi Formal

Jake meets Grandpa Hosek, and we spend 5 hours/go through 2 wheelchair batteries at the Air Force Museum

Valentines day at the Gem City Catfe, one our our favorite college date spots when we were missing our cats

First time seeing each other after being kicked off campus during the beginning of the covid pandemic, the longest we went without seeing each other since we started dating

2 year anniversary trip to Graeters ice cream

Our second attempt at going to Tom's corn maze this year, both were a fail due to crowds and their open hours. We settled for a picture in the parking lot

Beth drove to Ohio for the first new years we spent together

We graduated college! Well technically Jake didn't graduate until the 9th, but close enough

Hiking in Montana before Josie's wedding

Our very first wedding together! Beth caught the bouquet at Josie's wedding, and the "when are you getting married" questions started

Yellowstone national park after Josie's wedding!

Us at Cantigny park in Wheaton, IL, when somehow a bunch of our college friends living in Ohio all ended up in the suburbs on the same weekend

Beth adopted Pepper Potts, and Jake claims her as his own

Showing Beth's parents the Cincinnati Zoo and playing with snapchat filters while we wait for the cheetah show

For our third anniversary, we made a pilgrimage to the Bob Evans farm and the Moth Man museum

"The point" at Lake Cumberland, one of our favorite places together

Apple picking trip at Edward's Orchard with Beth's family, even though Jake hates apples

Visiting grandma and grandpa Kirkwood

The beginning of our first vacation as a couple! We got soaked at Niagara Falls

That same vacation we drove all the way to visit Beth's friend Sarah. She took us on a tour of Acadia national park

Celebrating Jake's birthday by bottling our own Elijah Craig Barrel Proof

When we became real adults... aka getting our own Costco memberships

Beth found a really cute cat while on her lunch break... 2 weeks later we adopted Bucky Barnes

Morton Arboretum with Beth's dad on a visit for his 60th birthday

Laura and Mas' wedding, the first friend wedding we went to together

Memorial day trip to Lake Cumberland, another picture at "the point". This is absolutely our go to spot

Took Beth's dad on a trip to Kentucky to see the lake and drink bourbon

Beth made a goal of running a 5k in 2023 and somehow convinced Jake to run it with her. Safe to say that neither of us will be Olympic runners

Beth thought it would be fun to use temporary hair dye for Quadball (Quidditch) North Division Championships. Turns out Jake is great at dying hair, but bad at listening to instructions on how much hair to dye

Trip to see the sunflowers in Yellow Springs, OH. Followed by getting wine drunk at Beth's favorite local winery

Jake's first visit to Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, a Hosek family favorite

As the shot friend, Beth HAD to sneak shooters into Will and Aly's wedding

Thanksgiving in Gulf Shores, AL

Thanksgiving in Gulf Shores, AL with the Harrisons and Uncle Mark

Rebecca and Kyle's black tie wedding, except Jake left all of his ties in Ohio and had to borrow one from Beth's dad

Harrison sibling picture at Lauryn and Casey's wedding

Valentines day with the cats

Surprising Beth's cousin Katie at her last Purdue dance show

Jojo and Eddie's wedding at St. Aloysius. This is the church that Jake grew up at and where we now attend mass together

Trip to Holland, MI for Willow and Emma's wedding. Seeing Lake Michigan was a must see, of course.

Jake may have turned Beth into a Cincinnati sports fan, but she'll never turn her back on the Cubs

Hammocking at the lake... the day before Jake asked the question

Jake finally asked the question! This was the picture we sent everyone in our families to share the exciting news

And this is the picture we sent all of our friends to tell them we were engaged

Nice photos taken by Beth's best friend Claire to make the engagement Instagram official

And of course a personality picture because we can't take anything seriously

Celebrating our engagement with grandma Kirkwood

Our sixth anniversary, which included dinner, milkshakes, and Jake changing the oil on Beth's car

Jake got sent on a work trip to Orlando and Beth tagged along! First stop after landing? Kennedy Space Center

The weather was beautiful during Jake's work trip so we took advantage of all the free activities at the hotel!

Harrison sibling picture at Whitney and Cody's wedding

Our most recent trip to Tom's corn maze, but the corn was so short this year we could see half the mailboxes we were looking for

Now that we're engaged, Jake finally agreed to a couples costume. Percy Jackson and Annabeth, fighting the wild monsters that are Pepper and Bucky

Thanksgiving with the Harrisons, except we made dinner this year!

Cincinnati Zoo lights for Beth's birthday

Double date to the Morton Arboretum Illumination light show

Engagement photos, golden hour at the farm

Engagement photos, March is still a little chilly so we had to layer up!

Engagement photos, first stop HAD to be Graeters of course