Travis grew up in Pueblo, Colorado and spent most of his teen years making the trip back and forth to Colorado Springs to train at the Olympic Training Center for swimming (Catherine likes to tell everyone how he was Colorado Swimmer of the Year in 2002). He swam for Southern Methodist University and stayed in Dallas for the next decade working and earning his degrees in Finance and Accounting. Less than 30 miles away, Catherine was completing her graduate degree in Psychology. Catherine grew up in Arkansas (Go Hogs!) and completed her undergrad at the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!). In 2017, we both happened to move from Texas to Colorado where Travis took a job in Denver and Catherine took a position in Boulder. Our worlds officially collided in 2018 when we met through our running club (yes, that's a thing). Thanks to our matchmaking friend Chrys (who will be our wedding officiant), we had our first "date" at a Cross Country Race. Travis didn't know it was a date; Catherine ironed her jersey. After a year of traveling, running, triathloning, skiing, hiking, and tearing an ACL, Travis proposed in September 2019 on a hike near Georgetown, Colorado. We moved to Palisade, Colorado in 2020 where Travis is the CFO at Critical Nurse Staffing and Catherine is an Instructor at Colorado Mesa University.
Not knowing if we could have a wedding in 2021 after our original wedding was cancelled last year, we decided to rent an RV and drive 14 hours north to elope in Glacier National Park. Our elopement was incredible! But... We want to celebrate with our friends and family! Can't wait to see you in Colorado Springs!