Andrew and I met when we were both Freshmen at the University of Mary. I was a nursing major, and he was in construction management. I was playing spike ball with my friends when out of the blue, a guy jogged over to us and asked if he could join. We played spike ball together and at the end of the evening, I asked him for his number.

We began spending more time together and enjoyed playing card games and sports together. A little while later we went on our first date to Olive Garden and Andrew made it official when he asked me to be his girlfriend.

Fast forward almost 2 years later to when Andrew and I decide to go on a pilgrimage to Spain to hike the Camino. While I was stressing about how to fit all my clothes in a hiking backpack, little did I know that Andrew was thinking about how to ask my dad for his blessing and how to sneak a ring all the way to Wisconsin without me finding out. A couple of days before we left for Spain, we took a trip up to Duluth and Lake Superior where we had a picnic on the beach. Andrew asked me to go for a walk with him and as we were strolling down the beach he got down on one knee and asked me to spend forever with him.

We are both so excited for this next chapter in our lives. As we prepare for our upcoming wedding, we ask you to keep us and our future marriage in your prayers!

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