We met through mutual friends at a Surf Club Party at the beginning of Sophomore Year at the University of Florida

Our first date<3 We went to Panera Bread and got bread bowls!

The day we made it official!

Hometown season - We went to Melbourne for the first time together...

...then explored Long Island together and spent time with family!

Fall brought along tons of football games together! Go Gators!

Our First Anniversary!

Our First Vacation Together! We went on a cruise to Key West and Cozumel for Spring Break!

By this date, we both had officially graduated from the University of Florida with our Bachelor's Degree! Forever Bleed Orange and Blue! Go Gators!

Moved to Raleigh where Chris started his Master's program at NC State (Go Wolfpack!). There, we moved into our first apartment together and found our love for hiking!

Though by 2021, we were back to long distance for 2 years while we completed our Master's programs, we always valued the daily Facetime calls and weekend trips to visit each other

We always loved the trips to Pensacola Beach once Chris started his career there!

We swam with some gentle giants, Whale Sharks!

We moved back in together in Pensacola once Rachel finished PA school at the University of South Florida! One of our favorite things to do is paddle boarding at the beach... Chris' second favorite thing to do was catch the tiny fish!

We got ENGAGED! In the most beautiful place, Mount Rainer, on the most amazing trip to Seattle and the National Parks in Washington!

Howdy! Made the big move to Houston, TX to start our careers and settle down together!