--HOW WE MET--

David and Carolyn both attended Dordt University in Sioux Center, IA, and were part of the same friend group. Carolyn took a gap year between 2023 and 2024 and was living off-campus in Sioux Center. She decided to move to a different apartment building in November of 2023 and asked her friends if anyone was willing to help her move. While many of her friends were very willing to help her, David was always ready to help whenever Carolyn needed it. They began to spend more time with each other and started hanging out with each other outside of moving Carolyn to her new apartment.

--HOW WE STARTED DATING--

On Sunday, November 19th, 2023, Carolyn and David went to see a movie with two of their friends who were already a couple. They both noticed they were basically on a double date with David and Carolyn, even though they weren't yet dating, and one of them approached David saying that it was obvious that he and Carolyn liked each other, and he should ask her out. So David decided to ask Carolyn out a few days later on November 21st. However, this was the start of Dordt's Thanksgiving break and David was about to leave to go home for the holidays. So, even though Carolyn agreed to go out with David, they didn't officially start dating until the 27th, after David came back from Thanksgiving break. Although they still laugh about David's seemingly poor timing skills.

--HOW WE BECAME ENGAGED--

In August of 2024, David coordinated with Carolyn's sister Nicole, and they planned the proposal together. Nicole agreed to take photos of the proposal, so she drove down to Sioux Center on August 6th and hid out of sight while David waited for Carolyn to arrive. Carolyn had one of her friends do her hair and nails, and then she drove out to the proposal spot. Once Carolyn got there, David embraced her, told her how much he loved her, got down on one knee, and popped the question. The rest is history!

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