Gallery

The start of our third date, when we roadtripped from Arizona to Iowa. This is when we officially became a couple.

We first said "I love you" the night this picture was taken.

Our first baseball game.

Our first cross country meet to support my best friend, who is the coach of the Grinnell College team.

At our favorite place to eat: The Cheese Bar.

At the apple orchard with my mom and dad.

Clemir taking us out to try Brazilian BBQ.

Our first flight together (to Arizona).

Clemir's mom visiting us in Chicago.

Thanksgiving

The first time all the parents met.

New Year's Eve

Part 1 of the proposal. I received these at lunch during work.

Part 2 of the proposal. When I walked out of work for the day, I saw my car looking like this.

Part 3 of the proposal. This is what the inside of our apartment looked like.

Part 3 of the proposal. This is what the inside of our apartment looked like.

Part 4 of the proposal. This was right after he proposed!

Father's Day

This was during our second road trip together; we traveled from Iowa to Virginia.

At the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina.

Outer Banks, NC

1 month* - Our third-date roadtrip from Arizona to Iowa. *We took monthly photos to represent something that we did together during that month of dating.

2 months- Visiting my cousin in the country

3 months- apple orchard

4 months- pumpkin patch

5 months- Thanksgiving

6 months- Christmas

7 months- Valentine's Day

8 months- When we got engaged

9 months- When we bought my new car, a Mazda CX-5, and went to Minnesota to pick it up.

10 months- Trip to The Biltmore Estate during our Virginia vacation

11 months- Vacation to the Outer Banks, North Carolina

1 year- The Brown Bottle, where we had our first date