Although we had known each other as acquaintances throughout middle and high school, our story truly began when Kyle returned home for the summer after his sophomore year at Hope College. One warm June night in 2022, we found ourselves lost in conversation, talking and laughing until the early hours at a friend’s house. From that moment on, our summer became a blur of late-night stargazing and weekly Culver’s dates filled with endless conversations about everything under the sun. Then, on September 17th, Kyle asked me to be his girlfriend under a sky full of stars! After more than two years of love and adventure, he led me into Nash Greenhouse, where vibrant poinsettias surrounded us, and he got down on one knee and asked me if I would marry him. Cheers to forever!