We're Getting Hitched

We were both attending the United States Air Force Academy and met when Bailey joined the Rodeo Team in 2015. Kallie was an independent and strong-willed (some might say intimidating) Team Captain but Bailey managed to help her unload horse feed one day, despite her refusal, and it took off from there. The two of them spent their free time together on the college and amateur rodeo circuit. They had a wild time balancing the rodeo season and the rigors of college, but they have been inseparable ever since.

Kallie graduated from the Air Force Academy in May of 2017 with a Bachelors of Science in Biology. She dropped orders to Tinker Air Force Base, OK as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer, both first choices of hers! But this meant that Kallie and Bailey would spend a year apart while Bailey finished his last year at the Academy. Even though they thought their outlaw-ish days might come to an end, the two of them found a way to see each other as often as possible. One of their most memorable visits occurred over Bailey's winter break while Kallie was at Sheppard Air Force Base, TX receiving her initial skills training for Aircraft Maintenance.

While Bailey was visiting Kallie over winter break, the two of them went to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge for a hike. On the final leg, Bailey told Kallie to go down and check out a waterfall while he waited for her at the top of the ledge. On her way back up, Bailey pulled out the ring box and got down on one knee. He figured the best surprise would be somewhere they both loved, the outdoors. The rest is history!