Our first documented picture together; Keawa had just moved to Lompoc and Liz invited him to her 16th birthday party. :) Here's the back of her head and a couple of our dear friends - Derek and Patrick from band. :)

We became best friends in pre-calc. Liz took this picture in secret during class one day shortly after she bought her first camera :)

Our first dance together - prom junior year. We were catching feels but we took it slow. It wasn't until band camp senior year that we couldn't hide our feelings from each other anymore!

Our first picture together as a couple - the day after Keawa asked Liz to be his girlfriend

Homecoming together our senior year

Keawa asked Liz to be in his senior pictures. It felt fun and cute at the time, now we will cherish these early photos of us forever. :) We promise we didn't plan to match from head to toe that day. ;)

Sadie Hawkins Dance, girls ask the guys, it's always a surprise... except it wasn't a surprise. Liz asked K. ;)

Enjoying our last few weeks together before moving thousands of miles apart to go to different colleges. We decided to stay committed to each other. :) Friends who've supported us and stayed in touch since our early days are Tim, Micaela, Linsey, Garson, Brad, Mitch, and our families.

Keawa visited Liz in Colorado for the first time after we decided to embark on a long-distance relationship. This is about the time we met Ashley and Daniel, some of our favorite people in Monument, CO!

Keawa visiting Elizabeth her freshman year of college in Fort Collins, CO. Thanks, Greg and Amie Morgan for gifting us that horse ride all those years ago. :)

Liz visiting K in Lompoc :) Enjoying our favorite date - hanging out with duckies at a little pond in California. Thanks for all the wonderful memories, Wayne, Geri, Kalani, Raeshell, Efrain, Megan, and Molly!

We were in a long-distance relationship for four full years in college; thousands of miles apart. We visited each other every 3-4 months when our school schedules calmed down. Special shout out to Louise and AJ who were such wonderful friends while Liz was missing Keawa so much, and who have stayed in touch all these years!

Liz visited Keawa in the Bay Area right before she graduated, and scored a job at a startup in the Bay! So right after she graduated from college, she moved out to California again to be with Keawa! We're so thankful for so many fun memories shared with Keawa's roommates Christian and Noah that life changing weekend. :) They took us all around the Bay and were so kind and patient when Liz was a complete spaz after her life changing job interview!

Liz and K moved in together and adopted their crazy coyote dog Haku. A few weeks later we met our dear friends Mike and Lauren E!

Liz and K moved to Alameda together to get away from the bustling Bay Area. This is where we spent our time with some awesome people: Chris, Dan, Katy, Greg, Christian, Joel, David, Lily, James, Derek, Sierra, David, Abby, and more!!

Liz and K had fun living in the Bay, but after living there for four years, we started itching for a change. So Liz left Google for a remote job, and we started looking up cool places in the USA to move to. We fell in love with Nashville TN, but decided to postpone that idea for a little while...

Liz and K ended up moving to Colorado! Picture credit goes to Derek and Sierra when they visited us in Denver. :) We loved spending so much family time with Amie, Greg, Patti, Gregory, Gammie, PopPops, and friend time with Ashley and Daniel! Liz also got to meet Keawa's childhood friend Sam, his wonderful wife Dallas, and their awesome kids. We were only in Denver a few short months when Amazon reached out to Liz about a cool marketing job!

Liz got the job with Amazon, and that job was based in Seattle, so the three of us (and all of Liz's plants) packed up our things AGAIN and moved to Seattle! Keawa scored a remote job after college, so he's had fun this whole time following Liz to all the new job opportunities across the USA! This is where we met some incredible people including Cherish and Elliot, Victoria, Chris and Juli, Kate, Abram, and Shelby, and Liz's favorite boss - Abbey!

The day we got engaged in Cancun... thanks Mike and Lauren for letting us borrow your timeshare! That week was MAGICAL!

We braved the cloudy rainy days of Seattle, but it wasn't our cup of tea. We decided to fully pursue the Nashville dream and after her company gave permission, Liz and K moved to Nashville this past spring for a change of pace! :) We're having the time of our lives out here spending time with Keahi, Kelly, Kaalia, and the amazing green state that is TN! Now we're planning our wedding weekend out here!

We just celebrated our 11-year dating anniversary! We won't lie, we're a little bummed to start the count all over again, but if people ask, we'll probably just tack on the extra 11 years. ;) There isn't a better group of people we'd ask to celebrate with. We're so excited for next September 2024. Hope to see you soon!