Bennett and I met for the first time at Colby Lake Park in Woodbury, MN. After our first summer together, Bennett went away to school in St. Cloud, Minnesota and I continued studying at the University of Wisconsin River Falls. We spent almost every weekend traveling back and forth to see each other and decided to look into school transfers. Spring semester, Bennett transferred to UWRF and continued his degree. We signed our first lease together in River Falls, WI and a few months later adopted our cat, Muffin. Bethany graduated in the spring of 2019 and Bennett followed in the spring of 2020. Bennett and I decided to expand our family and in the Spring of 2020, we picked up our mini Aussie, Barney. On December 19, after almost five years together, Bennett surprised me by taking me back to Colby Lake Park, he led me through a trail and brought me to a pier where he had lights strung and our song playing. Bennett asked me to marry him that evening and I said YES. We are so excited to celebrate with our close family and friends on January 22, 2022, and hope you can join us!