we're getting married!

Our story began as most love stories do -- at a North Pole-themed murder mystery party hosted by Becca and her roommate Sarah. Larry had recently moved in with a friend of theirs, who asked if he could bring his new roommate. Larry was assigned the character of Dasher and showed up that evening in a Reindeer onesie. Because our characters were meant to be dating, Larry took every chance he could to make Becca laugh with a funny quip or pun (Becca's love language). Lucky for him, he got even more opportunities to do so at his housewarming party the next night. A few days later, our first real date was a 4 hour coffee chat at Vicinity Coffee. Time flew by as we bonded over Hamilton and dad jokes (more love languages) and we knew we would be seeing a lot more of each other in the future.

It was 5pm on a very normal Wednesday in COVID lockdown. Larry came into Becca’s living room “office” and announced that he had to work late and he was NOT happy about it. Later, he came out of his office and said that he needed a walk to clear his head. Supposedly, there was an ice cream truck at the Lake Harriet bandshell that night! It surprised Becca that this was happening despite COVID restrictions in place, but Larry was determined. (Becca later found out that Larry was nervous and decided to “work late” just to kill a few hours before a sunset walk.) As soon as we walked up to the bandshell, Becca didn't see any ice cream. She became suspicious (and disappointed). Then some hair resembling her Dad's ducked out of sight from the side of the bandshell just as Larry got down on one knee. When Becca said yes, all of the people hanging around the bandshell cheered and a few of them sounded familiar... It was Becca's family and several friends popping out of their hiding places with champagne!