Corinne here, to tell you all about Kellen and I, or at least how I remember it!!

In 2019, I transferred to Simpson (Roll Storm!), and decided to run track! Fortunately for me, I made quite a few friends along the way, and got roped into being mutual friends with Kellen. I was not opposed to the situation, since we were around each other basically every day at weights, practice, meets, and so forth. I obviously developed a little crush on him and let him know, like the responsible girl I am! Come to find out, he was not interested in me like that. I agreed to be friends, even though it was difficult, and asked him again a few months later. About a year down the road, we decided to give it a shot, and within a week we were dating. Kellen will tell you I was a little obnoxious, but I will say I was persistent!

We found we had so much in common and really thrived off of one another. Kellen and I are polar opposites in many things—such as style, he's an introvert, I'm an extrovert, he likes to budget, I like a sweet treat. We just really level one another out.

About a month after we started dating, COVID had different plans for us. We were sent home over spring break and that started our long distance relationship. We survived our senior COVID year and made it to graduation. We graduated together (me a tad bit early) in August of 2021, but walked the stage in May. Getting to graduate together was such a blessing knowing that the distance wouldn't be as great as before.

I ended up buying a house in Omaha that same fall, which is very on brand for me, given that I jump headfirst into everything. Kellen started working in Sioux City, so we ended up moving closer together. Kellen moved in with me a year later and now we work on house projects that really push us to our wits end. We also decided 2 pets wasn't enough, so we got another dog. Dexter, Clarabelle, and Pip, our cat, keep us on our toes!

Kellen proposed to me in Sedona, AZ on a trail head where we had stopped to look over the valley. I had originally asked for it to be just us, so it didn't pressure Kellen to arrange this big ordeal—I just wanted it to feel like us. He pulled out the ring that I get to wear forever and asked me to marry him. He still says to this day that I never said yes, I just cried a lot!!

We'll have been in our home for 4.5 years, 3.5 living together come our wedding day. And been dating one another for 6 years and some more months.

Kellen is the biggest and best support in all my endeavors. Running my own business means tricky hours and many highs and lows. He's stuck by my side through it all, and I wish I could tell 19 year old Corinne that we get to marry the cute boy on the track team!!

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