We first met our freshman year at Bella Vista High School. Chris played lacrosse and the saxophone in the marching band and Lauryn was a cheerleader. We ended up dating briefly in 2004, our sophomore year, and reconnected with a visit to the emergency room where Chris was working in April of 2022. We have been inseparable ever since and our lives are still heavily rooted at the high school where it all began. Chris now works at Bella Vista. Our oldest daughter Emma attends our alma mater and cheers there like her mom. And our youngest daughter Abby cheers for their junior team where Lauryn is a coach. Our world really has come full circle and it just goes to show that we were always meant to be. Chris proposed to Lauryn at our favorite restaurant on December 30, 2023 surrounded by our families.