Colby and Eileen first met at FSU Orientation

They were in the same orientation group, called "David's Daring Dingos." Colby cracked lots of jokes :)

Eileen was working on her portfolio for her Campus Rec interview when Colby saw her in the library. He stopped to say hi, and they agreed to hang out to work on homework and later a fantasy football draft.

Then she joined him for a football game... Colby always paints up with the Checker Boys for FSU football!

They hung out plenty after that :)

Until he finally asked her to be his girlfriend!

And it has been an amazing adventure since then :)

Navs Banquet

Colby's 19th birthday

Colby's first trip to Maryland (Nats Stadium)

Eileen's first trip to Maine

FSU vs LSU at Camping World Stadium

Lots of football games!

And lots of road trips!

In Summer 2024, Eileen and Colby started with the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program at NRL in Washington, D.C. and Carderock in Bethesda, MD.

Colby's senior year (and Eileen's junior yr) was filled with plenty of excitement

Including SNOW in Florida!

And Colby graduating with his B.S. in Computer Science, as a recipient of the SMART DoD Scholarship! He started his Data Science Masters program at FSU in Fall 2025 :)

And, to top it off, an engagement!! Colby planned a nice dinner in National Harbor as a diversion from his true plan. He had Eileen's friends and sisters waiting at Chapman State Park with a beautiful setup where he popped the question!

And now, we are planning our wedding! And we could not be more excited to have you there with us to celebrate!!!