Til We're Old and Gray

Catherine and Ryan met at Northern Kentucky University. Ryan was friends with several of Catherine's sorority sisters and he came to her sorority bid day in fall of 2016. He brought his dog in tow and being the dog lover that she is, Catherine had to strike up a conversation with Ryan to pet his puppy. Ryan continued to hang out with girls in Catherine's sorority and the two quickly became friends.

Ryan picked Catherine up for a surprise. During the long drive to Montgomery, Catherine had plenty of time to make guesses and eventually got it right; Ryan had bought the two of them tickets to a comedy club. The two laughed the night away while eating and, unfortunately, not drinking because Ryan was only 20.

St. William is the church where Catherine was raised. She went to church there from infancy and was baptized there and even when to school there from Kindergarten to 8th grade. Ryan was not Catholic when the two first met. After about a year of dating, Catherine finally convinced Ryan to go to church with her. After another year of Ryan attending church religiously with Catherine and her family and learning more about the Catholic faith, he decided to go through RCIA at St. William. Ryan officially got baptized and became Catholic in May 2020, in the same church where Catherine got baptized and became Catholic.

Gunner was Catherine and Ryan's first child. Catherine was not so sure about getting a dog since they were both in school and working and living in apartments, but Ryan was determined to get a dog either way. Ryan got Gunner in March, 2018. Gunner was initially only Ryan's dog, but Gunner swiftly became attached to Catherine (arguably more so than Ryan). He bounced around between the two from different apartments to different houses. He is a trooper! Ryan and Catherine were both working insane amounts of hours while Catherine started back to nursing school in 2019 and thought that Gunner should have a companion to be at home with him all day. That's when Hazel came along in December, 2019. Gunner was not too sure of Hazel at first, but as soon as she learned who was the alpha, the two got along great and now cry whenever they are even separated for even a short time.

When Ryan and Catherine first started dating, they decided that "Unforgettable" by Thomas Rhett was their song. However, over the years, they started to bond over all Thomas Rhett songs, making him their artist. In April 2019, Ryan surprised Catherine for her birthday with Thomas Rhett concert tickets in the front section of Riverbend with a VIP package to go with it. Later, Catherine's family asked her to buy them ticket for Thomas Rhett's concert. This is when Catherine started to get suspicious. Prior to the concert, Catherine partied and drank with Ryan and her two friends, Lauren and Kylie. Upon arriving to Riverbend, Ryan got Catherine more drinks and took her to the VIP area. (It was almost like he was trying to get her drunk to throw her off guard). Catherine and Ryan stayed in the front section while listening to the opening acts. Between the opener and Thomas Rhett, Ryan and Catherine decided to go find their friends and family in the lawn. They stayed and talked and drank with their friends and family and then Thomas Rhett came on stage. His opening song was "Look What God Gave Her." Ryan and Catherine started dancing to the song all while all of their friends and family formed a circle around them, took Catherine's drinks away, and started pulling out their phones. Catherine remained pretty oblivious thanks to the alcohol. Once the song was over, Ryan got down on one knee and asked him to marry her. Catherine was so surprised, but so excited. She said yes and took the ring while Ryan stood up and swooped her up and spun her around.