We were both competing at the Basha relay meet in shot put and discus. It all started (in Aarons side of the story) when Eryn’s high school- Chaparral walked in and Aaron was taken back by Eryn's “cool chick” demeanor and thought “oh man, she’s Scottsdale and would never talk to me.” For Eryn, it all started at the shot put throwing ring when they called up “AARON!” And big Aaron walked through with his flowing curly hair, she was taken back immediately, there was just something about his “swag.” Then it moved to the discus ring when Aaron was throwing and Eryn noticed they had the same bright green throwing shoes. Eryn’s friends knew she had her eye on this guy so, being teenage girls, they teased her by yelling his name! His mom then looked over and said “oh! You know my son?!” To which Eryn replied “Oh, No. We just have the same name!” Fast forward to the end of the meet, Aaron and Eryn had the same idea to go look at the scores on the bleachers. Aaron had gotten himself a gourmet meal of a hot dog, Cheetos, and a coke (which is now an anniversary meal every year). Eryn decided to take the leap of faith and walk up to him with her creative pick up line of “Hey, we have the same name and the same shoes.” Aaron claims he couldn’t believe this fit Chaparral chick was talking to him as he scarfed down his meal. They kicked it off and Eryn even brought up the idea that Aaron take her to prom. The rest was history! Well sort of…. They broke up through college, while still keeping in contact here and there until September 2019 when they matched on Bumble and Eryn chose the same creative pick up like- “Hey, we have the same name and the same shoes” NOW the rest is history as they now have a beautiful home, 2 joyful pups, and a beautiful baby girl together.

Aaron was coaching football at Corona Del Sol High School and had told Eryn about a showcase that just happened to be at Basha High School (where they first met). He had mentioned it weeks in advanced (sneaky sneaky). Eryn was a personal trainer at a nearby gym so after her last client she planned to go watch Aaron coach at this showcase. When she arrived, the parking lot was empty, she then thought to herself “no way… is it happening? There’s no way, he doesn’t even have the ring!” Well he did in fact have the ring- she had to walk about 200 yards into the stadium where she saw Aaron at the top of the bleachers where they had had their very first conversation ever, with her favorite flowers- sun flowers, just watching her… As she arrived and walked up the bleachers, Aaron told her how much he loved her and had imagined this day since the last time they were both on those same bleachers. He got on his knee, and she said yes!