Beautiful winter day spent at the Myrtle Beach State Park

Day at Huntington State Park before a storm rolled in.

Spending our days at the beach!

Making homemade pizza together.

We enjoyed a day trip the Charleston and dinner at the Blind Tiger where Mike asked Maria to be his girlfriend.

Went on a walk at the Myrtle Beach State Park trails

Super Bowl Sunday at Mike's old house with his friends and roommates.

First Valentine's Day together at Travinia's in Market Common.

Backyard bonfires with Maria's old roommates.

Heading to Illinois to meet Mike's family for the first time.

Ice Skating in Illinois with Mike's sister Carrie and her boyfriend Brandon.

Maria's first time in Chicago We had so much fun at the Sky Deck. Maria was fearless.

Steven and Anna Berrios' wedding in Murrells Inlet. Maria caught the bouquet.

Trip the Raleigh, NC to watch the Washington Capitals play hockey. Mike enjoyed his first hockey game! GO CAPS!!

Trip to Maryland and Mike's first WaWa experience.

Celebrated Noah Paz's baptism with a lunch reception in Edgewater.

Quality time with Amber Fields

Great Falls Billy Goat Trial hike with Caroline Clark

Great Falls

Trip to the National Zoo with Nicole, Kelsey & Evie

Mike enjoying the view at the bay.

Mike enjoyed his first Maryland crab cake at Kentmorr!

Mike and Nick Fuldner crushed some orange crushes at the Jetty Dock Bar in Kent Narrows.

Dinner at the Inlet with Maria's soccer team.

Day spent on the Intercoastal Waterway with the Williams family.

Carolina Country Music Festival in Downtown, Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach Pelicans game with friends.

Celebrating Mike buying his first house with margarita's at North Beach Plantation.

Dinner date at Greg Norman's to celebrate Mike buying his first home.

Coffee and sunrises.

Golf at Blackmoor with Mike's parents Tracy and Bruce Kerlin.

Local on the Water with Mike's parents.

Day trip to Charleston with Mike's parents.

Local On the Water with Maria's parents, Jim and Kathleen and her Aunt Loretta and Uncle Rick.

Mini-golf fun

Murrells Inlet Marsh-Walk night with Ashley and Taran

Chasing Hurricane Ian in Myrtle Beach

Coastal Carolina University football game.

Another Coastal Carolina Football game with Aunt Loretta and Uncle Rick Apolenis.

Halloween Party

Drove 7 hours to DC to watch a CAPS game with Nicole Clark and Nick Fuldner.

Mike got to meet all the Clark nieces and nephews.

Dinner in Severna Park after some holiday shopping.

Sushi dinner at King Kong Sushi.

Maria's birthday and school Holiday Party at the Wicked Tuna.

Celebrating Maria's birthday after the Holiday Party with Jim and Marie Kane.

Downtown Wrigleyville Christmas Festivities.

Christkindlmarket in Downtown, Chicago with Mike's sister Carrie and her boyfriend and Brandon.

New Year's Eve at the Servedio's

Our 1 year anniversary at the Jetty Dock Bar in Maryland while celebrating Nicole's 25th Birthday.

Dinner at Joe Benny's in Baltimore with Carmela Fleri.

Mike takes over taco night for the family with Behrooz.

Clark Family Ski Trip at Wisp Resort in Maryland.

The Big Day! Mike carried around the ring in his ski coat for 2 days waiting for the perfect moment! Mike proposed at the bottom of the slope on the last run. Some of Maria's siblings were there to celebrate on the slope! We went back to the house and shared the news with the rest of the family!