We met on November 30, 2019. After our first date, we started to find shared interests quickly and easily. Trivia is one of our favorite activities; we go almost every week!

Our first couples' trip: Asheville, NC. (Also the weekend Covid19 shut down the world.)

For Halloween, we dressed as two of our favorite local beers: the Raging Blonde and the Flying Squirrel.

My Christmas gift to Joe was a new friend. We brought Typhon, our bearded dragon, home.

Joe graduated with his Masters degree in Chemistry. We celebrated with a bounce house party!

I officially moved in with Joe! Our pets were getting along wonderfully...

...so we decided to add one more to the mix. Odin was Joe's birthday present that year, and I started to realize that I needed to stop getting him pets as gifts.

We took a trip to West Virginia, where I had a fantastic time meeting Joe's extended family and taking in the gorgeous views.

As Odin grew, he and Samson became the best of friends. I just wanted to share a cute picture of that.

My MOH got married on New Year's Day, 2022!

2022 flew by, as we celebrated birthdays, holidays, and enjoyed watching our relationship grow in trust, support, and love.

On January 2nd, Joe invited me to go ring shopping with him. I picked the ring, and he made me wait. He put together a BEAUTIFUL proposal (with the help of several members of our bridal party), and I was completely surprised!

We are enjoying this time together as we plan our wedding. We can't wait to see everyone next summer!