Friendly guy meets shy girl.

Thus was the case when Tim introduced himself to Caitlin during a Church organized young adult book club in September of 2021. While neither of us would call this moment love at first sight, it certainly could be classified as mutual intrigue at first sight; one of those "you need to pay attention" kind of moments. Our senses of humor melded seamlessly, and we quickly bonded over our mutual life long Catholic school tenure (about 40 years between the two of us). As luck would have it, we ran into each other several times over the next few months, and eventually went from being acquaintances to casual friends.

But, as Autumn became Winter, Caitlin "just kind of disappeared from the world" -- such is the life of an accountant in tax season. But Tim was persistent and waited patiently for April to roll around. And as soon as it did, he boldly made his move and asked Caitlin out. The simple breakfast date that we had planned, ended up becoming an 8 hour marathon first date. This was mostly because the conversation flowed so effortlessly, that neither of us wanted to leave. And after the second date, we were both pretty much completely sold on the other.

The next 13 months flew by. We met each other's families, celebrated birthdays and holidays. We even both separately, but simultaneously, moved houses. But it was the mundane, everyday activities that grew us more deeply in love. The weekend grocery shopping, the nightly two hour phone calls, the late night Culver's runs, and everything in between; we talked and laughed our way through it all.

Then, one Saturday morning in June, on a hike in Door County, our relationship was forever altered. Caitlin was walking a bit ahead, and Tim diverted her attention for a second. And when Caitlin turned back around, there was Tim getting down on one knee. Despite an abundance of emotion and tears in that moment, we managed to ensure that a question was asked, a response was given, and the most beautiful ring was exchanged.

And as they say, the rest is still unwritten.

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