Collin and Kelsey were introduced by friends in college. They both attended Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, Texas, where Kelsey was a freshman and Collin was starting his first year at SFA. For years, they had crushes on each other, but their paths never crossed quite like they were wanting them to. Finally, after 4 long years, they decided to give things a shot. With Collin being in Dallas, and Kelsey coming up to the end of her senior year, it seemed like the perfect time! They officially became a couple in October, 2016, and the rest is history!
For Thanksgiving, Kelsey and Collin had planned to go to Collin's parents in East Texas where both his family and hers would be for the weekend. This of course seemed like the perfect time for Collin to propose, so Kelsey was very anxious! When they arrived, she looked for some kind of sign, but there was nothing. Everyone was so calm, she thought for sure nothing was going to happen. Later, Collin asked her to go outside to see the new fence his grandfather had built. She took his hand and walked down to the pond with him, where he got down on one knee and popped the question! After an anticipated "yes", both families came outside to congratulate the newly engaged couple. The rest of the evening was full of laughs, family, and of course 42! They were both so excited and couldn't wait to tell all of their friends!