We’re Getting Married!

We met over the phone through a mutual friend. First, we had dozens of phone conversations, and then we finally met in person at the mall. Neither of us were what we were expecting, but that made it better. We soon became close friends and since we went to different schools, we drove our parents crazy by having them drive us to see one another every weekend!

We dated a few times throughout high school, but it never really went anywhere. We remained close friends through it all though. It wasn’t until our senior year of high school in 2011 when John insisted we go out on a date. I politely denied the offer a few times but John persisted and finally convinced me, and I’m so glad that he did! On our date, we went to Olive Garden, and that was that. He was my person and I was his.

It took Shannon 6 months to fall in love with me. It was prom night and we stayed up all night, just talking and laughing with each other. It felt like there was no one else in the world, but us. It did not take me long at all to fall in love with Shannon though. I knew right away that she was the girl for me and I fell in love hard and fast and haven’t looked back since.

While we were on vacation in North Carolina, we went to Elk River Falls to see the waterfalls. It was a long drive and we were getting stir crazy, so we got into a small argument about something dumb. When we finally got there and hiked up the trail to see the waterfall, none of that mattered. It was breathtakingly beautiful and we soon forgot about everything else. We decided to walk around a little when we spotted an animal den. That sent Shannon running the opposite way! But John said he wanted to look at the waterfall again, so we did and that’s when he got down on one knee and asked the question. The rest is history.