It’s finally happening!

We met on St. Patrick's Day at Paddy O'Quigley's in Leawood, KS. Lacey, Sean, and I had just arrived at the bar when we see Conor walking down the sidewalk towards us. Conor was celebrating St. Patty's Day the way any true man of Irish heritage would and had left the bar for a moment due to having a few too many car bombs. He went to his car and changed his shirt, put on a hat and one glove, and walked back in with us! Even though he didn't remember much of meeting me that night, we started hanging out regularly after this and became fast friends. Our friendship quickly grew to something more and we started dating in May.

Conor proposed to me at the stroke of midnight during our New Year's Eve party at our home. He was too shy to do it in front of everyone, so we snuck off to the hallway to have the moment to ourselves (and a few prying eyes). He got down on one knee and I of course said yes! Even though I knew it was coming, the moment was still super sweet!

For those who don't know us well or see us often, we've been together for about 8 years now. Caitlin is an RN at Centerpoint Medical Center and Conor is a Manager at Costco. We work a lot of long hours, but we always make sure to make time for each other as well. We've been living together for 4 years, been engaged for a year and a half, and just bought our first home together in Blue Springs, MO. We have two dogs that we both adore! We rescued both at Wayside Waifs. Nala is a husky/setter mix who loves to give kisses and Jake is a lab/pit mix who always has energy to spare. We love our little family and can't wait for it to grow even more in the future. We look forward to celebrating this next chapter in our lives with you all and can't wait to see everyone September 14th!