June 7, 2019

We met in Spring of 2015 as Garrett was finishing up his masters program, getting ready to enter medical school at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. Anna was living in Westport and working at Baldwin KC on the plaza. We had our first date at Harry's Bar & Tables in Westport, where we stayed and talked and one drink turned into 6 hours. About a month later, on the way to meet all of Garrett's family and friends in Wichita (for another friends wedding!), Garrett asked Anna if he could introduce Anna as his girlfriend. Anna answered yes, and the weekend went off perfectly, despite her having strep throat. The next 5 years flew by as Garrett entered med school. We lived in KC for two years, then Wichita for 2 years for his clinical rotations. While there we adopted our dog, June! Garrett graduated from medical school on May 5, 2018. Anna had thrown him a graduation party with all our family and friends at her parent's house. Garrett caught her completely off guard when he stood up and started thanking everyone for helping him through school, then dropped down to one knee and proposed! The next week we went to Iceland with Anna's family for a dream vacation, then immediately moved to our current new home on Long Island. Garrett is entering surgery residency at Stony Brook Southampton hospital this fall! Everyone (especially June) is loving being so close to the beach!