We had known each other a year before we started to think about being more than friends. Neither of us wanted to be brave and make the first move. We had friends - who knew we liked each other - begging us to do something, but we were shy and nervous. So we went slow. Lindsey downloaded all of Austin's favorite music. Austin started watching Harry Potter and football. We found reasons to be near each other, to talk and hangout. After an agonizing two months of "maybe, maybe not", we finally went on our first date: a snowy hike in the middle of nowhere. It wasn't a beautiful hike, but that didn't matter. We talked for hours, about anything and everything. When we returned, Austin asked Lindsey on their second date...and we haven't stopped dating since.

Lindsey and Austin decided to travel to Hawaii after almost two years stateside. Lindsey was excited for the tropics and exotic excursions, but Austin had a surprise in store... Before the vacation could even start, a TSA agent almost ruined his secret. At security, Austin's bag was flagged for inspection due to a suspicious box. Lindsey started to go with the agent, but Austin sprinted through the metal detector and tackled her out of the way. With Lindsey out of earshot, he whispered to the TSA agent, and the agent smoothly held up his suspicous toothpaste bottle before sending them on their way. A few days later, midway through their vacation, Austin suggested a hike to the top of Oahu. Unknown to Lindsey, he was recreating their first date, a hike through mountains almost three years earlier. The hike was intense, full of steep, muddy steps, and narrow ledges. Austin stayed quiet, Lindsey thought, because of his fear of heights. Little did she know that a suspicous box was sitting heavily in his pocket. Once they reached the top: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRPuK_5Br_T/