Kyle and Caitlyn met at the University of Arkansas August 2016. Caitlyn had just transferred to the U of A and it was their first day of their sophomore year. They both were majoring in Chemical Engineering so, as luck would have it, they had every single class and study hall together. Caitlyn noticed Kyle first even though Kyle claims otherwise. At 6’3 and long hair Kyle stood out like a sore thumb in the middle of their first Intro to Chem. E class. Caitlyn tried to slip Kyle her number during a study hall later that week but Kyle thought it was just a WhatsApp group chat for their study hall group so he turned her down. Naturally Caitlyn decided not to speak to him ever again. At least that was the plan until about two months later they happened to be studying in the same area. Kyle surprised her by saying, “You’re Caitlyn, right?” Turns out Kyle had been asking all about her from a close mutual friend. Two weeks later, Kyle surprised Caitlyn again by waiting for her outside of their Calculus 3 study hall. He asked for her number disguising it as getting help with their Cal 3 homework but then immediately followed it with asking her on a date. That Sunday they went out to dinner and a movie. Kyle also introduced Caitlyn to his two precious dogs, Emma and Phoebe! When Kyle dropped Caitlyn back off at her apartment, she immediately told her roommates, “That’s it. I’m going to marry him.” Six years later, she is! ❤️

January 16, 2020, Kyle and Caitlyn flew out to Tucson, Arizona to celebrate Kyle’s dad’s 60th birthday. The next day they went on a hike through the Sabino Canyon up the Seven Falls Trail. Kyle and Caitlyn got lucky and it had rained the day before so the falls and the river were higher and more intense that the desert trail normally is! Unfortunately, that also meant some of the trail was completely under water. 5 miles later after getting slightly lost and doubling back a time or two, they finally made it to the Falls! Thankfully there happen to be two other hikers at the Falls and agreed to take Kyle and Caitlyn’s picture in front of the gorgeous waterfalls. As they were posing, Kyle got down on one knee and officially popped the question! 💎