Samuel & Kaitlyn

Sunday, October 13, 2024 • Mercer, PA

Samuel & Kaitlyn

Sunday, October 13, 2024 • Mercer, PA

Hitting it off

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Sam messaged Kaitlyn one random night in 2019, and they never stopped talking! A couple weeks later they decided to meet up at Barnes and Nobles to see how things went.

Our first vacation

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Shortly after dating Kaitlyn decided that they needed to go on a vacation together. So they packed up their bags and took a trip to Atlantic City! Although there were some troubles on this trip, the bond they formed helped them realize that they truly were the ones for each other.

Long distance Clarion

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During Kaitlyn’s time in Clarion, they did everything they could to stay in touch and see each other as much as possible. They were so lucky to be able to spend so many weekends together and share so many memories on campus, and it definitely wouldn’t have been possible without our family & friends that helped us. For a short time Sam got experience some college dorm life and it was a lot of fun!

Clarion

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When COVID hit Kaitlyn had to move out of her and quit her internship early to move back home, but they knew they would be back. On May 2, 2020 we moved into our first apartment together. The next day we went to Clarion Paws and found our Murray! This crazy kitten stole our hearts instantly but in typical Murr fashion he played hard to get at first 😂. About six months later, just around the time we were talking about getting another cat; Sunny started to come around Sam’s Aunt Cheryl’s house. After a couple of months of transition she came to live with us! Sunny and Murray took a couple weeks to warm up to each other and now they’re bond is heartwarmingly unbreakable.

Our first apartment shared so many wonderful memories, from all our fun road trips to making new friends in the area, we truly loved the little community around Clarion. But when Kaitlyn lost her job due to COVID in November they both decided to move a little closer to home.

Butler & Pittsburgh

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For about a half a year they lived in a cute apartment in Butler. It was the perfect apartment it had affordable rent, nice little yard, good space, etc. except it was in the city of Butler and we had slum lords and terrible upstairs neighbors. They truly learned so much about not just themselves but their relationship during this time because of all the things, good and bad, they went through together.

Now they are back in Pittsburgh, enjoying being close to family and friends again. Although they are always looking towards the future and have hopes to live in an RV and overseas some day! Kaitlyn and Sam love to travel and and getting to see amazing and beautiful places is something they both cherish and love.

Madrid ❤️

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After many interruptions to our plans (thanks COVID) Kaitlyn finally took Sam back to her second home Madrid. He somehow made her favorite place even better the night Sam proposed. It was a beautiful fall night and we were walking in Retiro Park, when Sam got down on one knee and asked Kaitlyn to be his wife. Of course she said yes; it was the perfect night! Shortly after Kaitlyn introduced him to the family she stayed with in Spain, and all of her favorite spots in Alcala and Madrid.