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Our first picture that I can find! The 2019 intership was fun as hell! (6/14/2019)

Our first solo picture. I kinda hate it, we could have done better, but we weren't dating yet haha. (7/2/2019) - C 🩵

Let's go bois! (7/20/2019) - C 🩵

When I realized I liked Spencer :D (7/24/2019) - C 🩵

Deep, late night talks up in the bonus room (8/2/2019) - C 🩵

The Claudia Cube ™️ on the last day of our internship! (8/9/2019) - C 🩵

2 days before we started dating! (8/24/2019) - C 🩵

One of our first pics when after we started dating (9/5/2019) - C 🩵

When we first said "I love you" 🥰. Also when my car got towed. I think the tow truck people thought I was crazy because I was so happy picking up my car (9/7/2019) - C 🩵

This was my background on my phone for a LONG time. Starkville in the fall (11/9/2019) - C 🩵

Wassail fest! (12/6/2019)

Our first Christmas together! (12/14/2019)

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We were downtown looking at christmas trees, when a photographer caught us on a bench and asked if he could take picture of us. 4 years later, I said yes at this bench (12/15/2019) - C 🩵🩵

this is called /art/ (1/24/2020) - C 🩵

Took a quick trip to visit my sister in Atlanta, and we got snowed on! (2/8/2020) - C 🩵

In the middle of nowhere, searching for a comet and doing some star gazing (7/23/2020)

At Abbie's wedding!! (10/10/2020) - C 🩵

Honestly, we're just cute (11/1/2020)

So excited to be done with grad school, but very happy for video calls (1/22/2021) - C 🩵

I went and visited Spencer in Starkville for a week. Browski, whatever is on my computer looks BROKEN. (3/23/2021) - C 🩵

After we went tulip picking! This is the reason tulips are my favorite flower 🌹 (3/27/2021) - C 🩵

On our way to Maddie's for a day of DnD fun! (7/10/2021)

The whole DnD crew together (7/10/2021)

Hike hike hike! (7/18/2021)

Our first camping trip together (9/4/2021)

When we learned we were not the fastest kayakers (9/5/2021) - C 🩵

In fact, we were *quite* slow, Grace and Ben were nowhere to be seen 🤣 (9/5/2021)

First Halloween party at our apartment! (10/29/2021)

Still so proud of the costumes we made (10/29/2021)

Decorating the tree at Casa Barnes (12/3/2021)

Snowwww way! Snow?!? In alabama?? (1/3/2022)

That time Rozzy forced us to learn how to knit (1/3/2022)

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Hike! Hike! Hike! (6/5/2022)

Our first work trip (9/6/2022)

Grace and Allen's wedding! (9/24/2022)

First time taking Spencer to Rock City #SeeRockCity 🪨 (10/8/2022) - C 🩵

On our way to our first Renaissance Fair! We were flower farmers :) (10/23/2022)

Taken by my dad at Big Spring Park, I adore this picture (11/19/2022) - C 🩵

Galaxy of lights (11/19/2022)

Love some matching jammies (12/17/2022)

Tulip picking! (3/12/2023)

On our way to Bella and Brandon's wedding! (4/22/2023)

We are so cuteee (4/22/2023)

Another day, another renaissance fair :D (5/28/2023)

Visiting Grace and Ben in Portland!! (7/6/2023)

At a book store in Seattle killing time before our train (7/10/2023)

First time on a train together! (7/10/2023)

Back in Portland and visiting volcanoes (7/11/2023)

At the Japanese Garden (7/12/2023)

At the rose garden (7/12/2023)

At Cannon Beach! Did we reproduce the La Push scene from Twilight? Yes. Am I ashamed? No. - C 🩵 (7/13/2023)

We chillin like villains, emphasis on the chillin (7/13/2023)

CHOCOLATE?!?! (7/16/2023)

Adopting Ada!! We are such proud parents. She used to be so small! (7/29/2023)

Scientific study on the melting temp of cuteness (8/7/2023)

Meeting the grandparents (Spencer's parents are behind the camera) (8/12/2023)

Our 4 year anniversary!! (8/26/2023)

Our curse at career fairs lol. We showed up on the wrong day. (9/19/2023)

Apple picking!! Turns out, apple slushies are AMAZING. Highly recommend (10/7/2023)

This day was amazing! It was the day Spencer took me to get my ring sized :) (10/22/2023) - C 🩵

Madie and Jose's rehearsal dinner! We're dressed as Kiki and Tombo from Kiki's delivery service 🧹🐈‍⬛ 📦(10/27/2023)

At Maddie and Jose's wedding! (10/28/2023)

I told Spencer no sky-writers or big sports events for the proposal. My unhinged smile is because I thought he might propose in the middle of Cathedral Caverns tour. Fake out #1 (11/18/2023) - C 🩵

Wassail fest in downtown Madison! (12/1/2023)

Woke up, Spencer made breakfast, we dressed up, I was feeling sus that something might happen :) ... -C 🩵 (12/22/2023)

Our proposal! (12/22/2023)

Spencer brought a bunch of things from our memories, laid them on the bench that we got our picture taken at in 2019 during our first Christmas (12/22/2023)

Rozzy was there and she was so not stealthy (12/22/2023)

Then both our families showed up! (12/22/2023)

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And APPARENTLY my Nana came down from IOWA? I was so shocked that I cussed her out and slammed the door in her face. Then I cried and hugged her of course. I love you! (12/22/2023)

On our way to breakfast! (12/24/2023)

First new year engaged (1/1/2024)

Nelson Christmas! (1/13/2024)

Our first hockey game (2/10/2024)

Signing the contract for our wedding venue! (3/1/2024)

Mom and dad's first ren fair! I made my corset and cloak. Also it was egregiously muddy. - C 🩵 (3/2/2024)

Thus mud. (3/2/2024)

Survived the mud! (3/2/2024)

The three of us walked down like 300 steps to get to this point. Did we regret it? No. Did we almost die walking back up? Yes. Or at least Claudia did. (3/16/2024)

Another year, another tulip :) (3/30/2024)

Skipping work to drive to Arkansas to watch a solar eclipse? Hell yeah, dude (4/8/2024)

At the Van Gogh exhibit (6/7/2024)

Barnes family Southwest trip!! Shoutout to Cassie for wonderful planning :) (6/21/2024)

The kissing camels! (6/21/2024)

A very Hallmark movie-esc small Colorado town (6/23/2024)

Canyonlands NP (6/25/2024)

Beach Beach Beach! Crab catching with friends (8/10/2024)