For those of you who do not know how we met, let me tell you. Ryan was in between jobs after spending a year in Spain teaching with his sister and was working for his dad's company in Limerick. I had been looking for a job in the summer of 2011 and I decided to take a temp job working for his dad's company as well. Ryan would joke with me and give me part of his 11am snack almost everyday. We'd read each other laffy taffy jokes and he helped me out with my job when it got hectic. We were both in relationships so when I left, we kept in touch playing Hanging with Friends. After some time, we both found ourselves single and we decided to go get dinner to The Fox & the Hound. We really hit it off and just started hanging out more and more. Over Memorial Day, we went to Washington DC and at the train station, Ryan asked me to be his girlfriend.

In May of 2015, we took a trip to California. We decided to go all over on a road trip of the state. Most people wouldn't do all that we did in a month and we did it in 10 days! It was incredible! On our 3 year anniversary we decided to go take some photos on the beach, with a tripod, and go to dinner in La Jolla at Script's Pier. Ryan had a slightly different idea. He had researched ahead of time and found a photographer who he hired to hide in the wings, snapping photos while he handed me a card. I asked why he was handing me my anniversary card on the beach and was concerned because the one I had for him was in the car. He insisted I open it. On the back of the card was a checklist I had jokingly said to him years before that must be complete if he were going to propose. Everything was checked off including asking my dad for permission and then I looked up and he was down on one knee. Of course I said yes!!! Shortly after, Merima, the photographer, came over and took a photo shoot of us right there! It was perfect.

We have been traveling and adventuring since the day we started dating and we don't plan on stopping anytime soon. We have a love of new things, experiences and cultures and we're so excited to be so lucky to have found our soulmate and our best friend.

~Lauren