Erin starts working at PPD in Madison, Wisconsin, where Alex and Erin meet for the first time!

Alex and Erin start dating and go on their first trip together to Michigan's upper peninsula and Mackinac Island.

Alex takes Erin to the Wisconsin State Fair - her first time going!

Our first Minturn family Christmas party together.

Alex's first time at Frankenmuth, MI with Erin and her parents .

Alex & Erin adopt a cat together. They name her Gertie (after Nobel Prize winner Gertrude Elion).

Alex and Erin accompany Erin's parents to a horse ranch in Georgia.

Erin and Alex celebrate Halloween, dressed as Helium and Neon!

Erin, Alex, and Gertie take Christmas pictures and send out their first Christmas cards.

Erin and Alex attend Ryan and Kirby's wedding in Albion, MI.

Erin & Alex visit family before touring the Lienenkugel brewery with Erin's mom.

Alex proposes! (Erin said YES!)

Erin graduates from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Master of Public Health!

Erin and Alex move from Madison to Delavan after Erin accepts a new job-- Environmental Health Lead for Walworth County, WI. Shortly after, Alex accepts a job with Baxter as an Associate II in their Quality Lab.