Kristen and Mark first met at an EY training event in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 24, 2019. Their actual first date happened 6 months later and the
pandemic turned their dinner date into a walk in Holliday Park!
April 02, 2020
After walking in almost every park they could find, Kristen and Mark decided to start playing tennis. Their first tennis date was at a neighborhood tennis court.
October 05, 2020
Kristen and Mark's first camping trip was in Brown County State Park. They enjoyed long hikes and s'mores before the raccoons and bees joined their campsite!
December 31, 2020
Kristen and Mark celebrated their first New Year's Eve together!
September 26, 2021
Kristen and Mark's first Purdue Football game together! Go Boilers!
December 06, 2021
Kristen and Mark's first ski trip in Vail, Colorado! It was also Kristen's first attempt at skiing ever!
August 08, 2022
Kristen and Mark adopted their first rescue dog, Poppy!
November 01, 2022
Kristen and Mark went on their first trip to Walt Disney World, complete with matching t-shirts for the parks!
June 25, 2023
Kristen and Mark on their first trip to Southern California together!
December 01, 2023
Mark decorated the court with Christmas lights where they first played tennis during the pandemic and proposed to Kristen!
April 17, 2024
Kristen and Mark traveled to London, England for their first international trip together!
May 04, 2024
Kristen and Mark completed their first 500 Festival Mini Marathon together!
September 14, 2024
Kristen and Mark took Poppy to her first Purdue Football game tailgate party! She also got to tour the campus!