Collin traditionally asked permission from Jamie’s brother, Justin on behalf of her dad, Denny prior to proposing. Justin gave Collin his blessing. We planned a weekend getaway to Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Collin chose the destination because he had Hanging Lake on his list of spots to photograph. We tent camped and cabin camped for four nights and ate all of our meals at the campsite and socially distanced due to covid restrictions. Colorado had just implemented a statewide mask mandate upon arriving. Hanging Lake requires permits to hike, which are limited, but we managed to score some late additions a few weeks out from the trip. The hike up was challenging. Its has a 1,100 ft elevation increase and is approximately 3.2 miles roundtrip. Once we reached the top, we ate lunch at Spouting Rock and enjoyed the scenic waterfall view. We made our way to Hanging Lake where Collin went to work photographing the beautiful blue/green lake and waterfall. He packed up his gear and led Jamie to a quiet trailend free from other hikers and suggested she take a picture of the log in the water. After Jamie got the shot, she turned around to find Collin down on one knee! Jamie was estatic and smiling ear to ear while Collin nervously asked the big question, to which she said YES!

Collin had spent the summer of 2015 getting into good running shape by jogging the hilly loops around his home in Omaha. Jamie had spent the summer of 2015 training for her first half marathon, the Nebraska Marathon in Omaha. Wendy Handley was coordinating for a team of seven to run in the Market to Market relay. The relay started at 5am in Omaha and ended 12 hours later in Lincoln, after taking turns running a total of 76 miles. Wendy had two last minute cancellations and needed to recuit runners that would already be in shape. We almost didn’t make it either last minute, but we immediately hit it off once we met. We spent the whole day in the van getting to know eachother and cheering eachother on to finish the race. There was an afterparty in Lincoln where we tailgated and continued to bond. The night ended with our first kiss! We have done the Market to Market every year since 2015!