It all started when I moved to Peabody. My roommate, Mary, and I started spending nights out at a restaurant/bar up the street from of our new place. The restaurant/bar is called Paddy Kelly's, but the locals know it as "PKs". PKs had something fun going on almost every night, from karaoke to family feud. Mary and I started going out with a group of Peabody people regularly and quickly realized that Peabody isn't the large city that we thought… EVERYONE KNOWS EVERYONE... and when one person goes out, EVERYONE goes out. Before we knew it, Mary and I found ourselves hosting holiday parties and making memories with our new friends. Soon after, those friends invited more friends!!! Everyone we met left a lasting impression, especially one person in particular… Ryan, AKA DJ P-money. Ryan quickly became one of my favorite people! He invited Mary and I out regularly and introduced us to all of his close friends. Chris was one of those friends! Around the Fall of 2017, we started spending our football Sundays at the Howling Wolf with Ryan. Football Sundays were a big day for the boys… so they all came out! That’s when I was officially introduced to Chris… the "quiet one" out of the group 🤣 Months went by and friendships grew. Throughout the winter, I found myself talking with Chris more and more… it didn't take long to win him over with my amazing personality! Winter became Spring and Spring quickly turned into Summer. Mary and I started hosting an event for every holiday and Chris came to a number of them. He just couldn't resist the beautiful girl behind the grill. On one Sunday afternoon during lunch at the Wolf with all our friends, Chris and I bonded and that's where our story truly took off! From there, Chris and I were spending more and more time together from date nights, to group events, to movie nights. Some of my favorite memories were our day trips to Six Flags, where I convinced Chris to sit front row on the Superman rollercoaster ride. Or the Big E where we watched the circus, and purchased our first Christmas ornament. About nine months later Chris moved in with Mary and I, but that didn’t last long!! Soon after, we BOUGHT OUR FIRST HOME! Chris and I purchased our cozy home from his amazing family. We quickly started moving in, painting and planning our renovation. During all this craziness, on Christmas morning of 2019, Chris was still full of surprises.... Chris and I decided to exchange Christmas gifts at our new home. When we walked in the door, you could see our limited Christmas decorations and fake Christmas tree tucked in a corner behind lumber, paint cans and tools. The house was mid construction, and in complete chaos. After opening all our gifts, Chris said he had one more surprise for me, and grabbed it from the basement. When we came back up from the basement, he found me occupied with our parakeet, Tweety. Moments later, I hear Chris asking me to turn around... When he turned around, Chris was kneeling and holding a stunning ring while listing off all the reasons why he loves me... and then he said it…"Katie, will you MARRY ME?" (As disappointed as I was that the diamond wasn't a puppy) I without hesitation, said "YES". So here we are today... After surviving a whole weekend of moving, a week without a working bathroom, quarantining together on a number of occasions and puppy training all in 2 years… We’re ready to say our “I do’s” AND we can’t wait to celebrate our love with all of you!!