Lizzi & Matt
September 21, 2024 • Freeland, MI
Lizzi & Matt
September 21, 2024 • Freeland, MI
May 06, 2012
Met at a night club in Newcastle, NSW while Lizzi was on a study abroad semester
October 14, 2012
Matt's first visit to the US and when we decided we officially liked each other enough to fly across the world to visit each other!
2012 - 2015
Many trips to visit each other while enduring a long-distance relationship
England, France, Netherlands, Australia, Michigan (many times), Vegas & The Grand Canyon.
May 13, 2015
Lizzi graduates from SVSU and starts saving money to move to Australia
November 11, 2015
Joni and Lizzi fly to Australia to celebrate Joni's 30th birthday and Lizzi plans to live in Sydney for a year
After moving to Australia in Nov 2015, on a 1-year work & holiday visa, Lizzi gets hired by an American company, Blackbaud Pacific, and offered a work-sponsored visa. Over the next 5 and a half years Lizzi and Matt go on many adventures!
March 03, 2019
Matt asked Lizzi to marry him while visiting Uluru
June 15, 2019
We say "I Do" celebrating with family in Sydney, Australia overlooking to Opera House and Harbour Bridge
After many visa applications and a global pandemic resulting in a massive change of plans, Lizzi has to leave Australia in January 2021 with Matt following shortly after in July 2021. Starting their new adventure in the USA
October 06, 2022
We adopt Bandit
October 09, 2022
We become homeowners