We met as most adults do these days...online via the online dating app Hinge. 🥰🫶💕 It was during the summer of 2020.

Our first date was at Courtney's house, since a lot of places still had social distancing rules. We spent the evening talking until the wee morning hours. 🥰📞

Our next date about a week later, Brendan came over and helped me patch holes in my new condo and remove old telephone outlets. I somehow managed to cut an important line that killed my Internet, but Bren said no worries, grabbed some tools, spliced the wires and fixed it for me 🥰😍😚 (That's when I realized he was handsome and handy 🤔🙏❤️)

Our third date is when I realized he may actually be "the one"... I was out for most of the day kayaking with a buddy...we did 13-14 miles that day (which takes about 5-6 hours) and got caught in a storm while we were looping back down a channel from the ocean...so it took longer to wait out the storm. 👎☔🤬🌊 Needless to say I was exhausted. I almost cancelled a date that night with Bren ...but I didn't.

So, I came home, and was trying to get my gear unpacked and get in the shower...but Bren was texting me telling me he was on his way (in 5 mins 😳) and he was bringing food to cook at my place!! 🎉 So I told him the door was open and I jumped in the shower! ( He brought stuff to make chicken tacos 😍😍🌮🌮 ) And that is how he basically got me from the start. Handsome, handy and he can cook! 😁❤️

We have spent the past amazing 5 years traveling ✈️🧳 going on adventures, going to concerts, exploring our area/state, spending time with friends/family and sharing in our mutual love of the outdoors. He's my missing piece to this puzzle of life! 🧩 And we are excited to spend the rest of our lives together!

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