We met in the summer of 2021 during our internships at ExxonMobil! Ryan’s first impression of Katherine was at our Day 1 orientation when we went around the room introducing ourselves. He remembered thinking how pretty she was in her blue top and that it was interesting that she shared her love for reading. Katherine remembers thinking Ryan had the best smile she’d ever seen and was extremely attractive. He was easy to talk to, very humble, and somewhat shy!

As the summer progressed, Ryan and Katherine spent time outside of work hanging out with the other interns, including playing tennis weekly and going to intern events. Although Katherine was Ryan’s intern crush the whole summer, they just developed a friendship and stayed in touch through social media and the occasional text.

In September 2023, Ryan and Katherine reconnected at a Christian ExxonMobil lunch shortly after Ryan had joined the company full time. After talking for over an hour after the event, Ryan put a lunch on Katherine’s calendar (very Corporate America of him)! They had the best lunch, full of lots of laughs and catching up, and knew they were interested in each other.

After Katherine returned from Tanzania, they began going to church together after realizing they attended the same church and had weekly coffee and study dates (that strictly consisted of talking for hours on end). Ryan will tell you that he knew Katherine was his future wife after their second coffee date! After a few coffee dates, Katherine and Ryan went on their first official date, that Katherine will tell you was the best date she’d ever been on, and the rest is history!

Just kidding, however it’s been a wonderful whirlwind the past year! We had the best time getting to travel to Banff together, have enjoyed countless nights cooking and eating dinner, trying out different Mexican restaurants, and discovering all the fun details of each other. We are so thankful for the way the Lord has been so faithful to us during our relationship. We have walked together through family deaths, have learned the meaning of in sickness and in health, and have had the privilege of experiencing Christ’s love through each other. We joke about how we could not be more opposite in many ways, however we are so thankful for those differences that allow us to bring out the best in each other and grow together. Ryan loves me with such dedication and care, showing her patience, grace, faithfulness, and devotion. I cannot wait to be his wife!

We are overjoyed as we look towards this new season of life and are humbled by the blessing it is to be loved by each other!

K&R

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