Who would have thought that the girl who vowed to never date a wrestler would end up marrying one? Let’s just say I am not exactly a fan of wrestling. I remember it was about a week before I was leaving for college and my Grandpa Steve was asking me if I would ever date a wrestler. I vividly remember telling him ‘Who would want to date a wrestler?’ – it ended up being me LOL.

Fast forward to the second day of college move-ins and we were in the height of the pandemic. We weren’t allowed to be in other people’s rooms due to the restrictions, so a lot of people were walking around the dorms to meet each other. My roommate and I had our door open while we were unpacking and rearranging our room and down the hall came Zach. We briefly talked and I learned that he was on the wrestling team – gross. It wouldn’t be until a week later that we would actually start talking. I thought that we were just friends. He thought that we were more. He was right, of course.

I have yet to meet someone as driven and hardworking as Zach. His passion for life and adventure is both effortless and contagious. I can’t help but smile right along with him. Our journey has been filled with lots of laughter, great memories, and, of course, wrestling tournaments.

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