Sam was with his friends, mom and Leland at a local restaurant & bar. Claire was with a friend and they ended up at the same place as Sam. They didn't know one another but the friend Claire was with knew Sam from school so he went over to talk with them, and Claire soon followed. They all spent the afternoon talking and laughing, which lead into exchanging of names and numbers. Fast forward a couple months, where Claire & Sam end up at the same birthday party. Apparently Sam had been trying to think of a way to talk to Claire and his luck struck because she asked him to be her partner for a game! They ended up partners for the entire night (and crushed it, they might add), where they learned they can't high five and they really enjoyed just laughing together. The next day, Sam went to pick Claire up with a water in hand, and the rest is history.

They went out kayaking that Friday evening after work as a spur of the moment to get out and relax as a family. After cruising around for a bit, Sam said they should try to go to this island on the other side of the lake he thought looked like something Leland would want to see. They set off, with Claire not having a clue Sam was making getting to the destination worth all the work to get there! When we got to the island, Sam pulled out the ring (terrified to drop it in the lake), and asked Claire to marry him and be his "forever kayaking partner". Claire said "Are you serious?! YES!", and Leland said "YAY MOMMA! You get to be a Mo now too!"

With everything going on in the world we have decided to do a Zoom wedding ceremony so that all of our family and friends can "attend" our big day with us. We still want to celebrate becoming Mr. & Mrs. so we will be hosting a bonfire for close family & friends (please watch for your invitation) to come eat, drink & maybe dance with us!