Alec and Cailey were set up when Alec was a junior at CSU-Pueblo with an accounting internship and Cailey was a freshman accounting major at CSU-Pueblo and on the dance team. It seems their paths almost crossed a thousand times until the time was finally right for them to meet. They could have met at South High School, but Alec transferred schools the summer before Cailey started at South. They lived within 5 minutes of each other on the south side of Pueblo all of their lives. They could have met in the limited halls of CSU-P's Hasan School of Business, and were even at the same sporting events several times. Alec sent Cailey the first text in December of 2017. Alec got Cailey's number from the two that set them up, saying they were "practically the same person." Their first date was at ElectriCritters looking at Christmas lights and getting ice cream at Baskin Robbins on December 28th, 2017. Their official dating anniversary is January 5th, 2018. From the beginning they were best friends and they fell in love quickly; they went on a lot of lunch dates between classes and were always together in their free time. They felt like they knew each other for years the night they met, and knew early on that they would have a future together. In February 2020 their first home was finished being built and they moved in together. In August 2020 and March 2021 they got their two fur babies Russell & Ellie who are joys in their lives and bring such happiness into their home. On December 4th, 2021 Alec proposed under a large tree illuminated with Christmas lights around the lake at The Broadmoor, where Cailey has good memories of time spent with her beloved Grandma Nana that she reminisced to Alec about. They both love Christmas! The Christmas lights at The Broadmoor the night Alec proposed were reminiscent of their first date! Alec planned the most perfect and meaningful proposal. They can't wait to stay at The Broadmoor again the night of the wedding, and on many anniversaries to come! They decided on the date 11/11 for many reasons: Alec's birthday is on 4/11, Cailey's volleyball number was 11 and its her favorite number, and legend has it it's a lucky day!