We met our sophomore year of high school because both of us were on the cross country team. Big groups of cross country kids would hang out, and we also had a few classes together so we saw each other often. In true cross country team fashion, when it came time for homecoming our junior year a bunch of the boys asked a bunch of the girls. We ended up going together. At the time we told most people we were "just friends", but they knew better. A few weeks and a team trip to cross country regionals later, we were officially dating. We celebrated our first anniversary with the same friends and family at cross country regionals a year later.
On a free weekend, about 7 years after we started dating, we decided to take a trip up to Glen Arbor. We had been camping a couple months before and wanted to go explore the Michigan lakeshore again. We hiked along the lakeshore and found a secluded spot where we could prop the gopro in a tree to "take a picture". We took a few shots and then Austin got down on one knee and got video of the whole thing. I, of course, said YES! We are so excited to celebrate this next chapter of our lives with you! See you in August!