Our first date was to a Dallas Stars Hockey game. We rode the DART train to the game. Conversation flowed easily and awkward silences were minimal. On the way home from the game, John took a wrong turn when we got out of the arena. This made our walk back to the train much longer. Strategic planning to prolong the date or legitimately lost? John has never confessed!

We were vacationing with friends in France and Italy during the summer of 2019. We spent a week in Paris, saw the USA Women win the FIFA World Cup, spent a week exploring Rome and Southern Italy, and ultimately GOT ENGAGED! On the second to last day of the trip, we went to the Island of Capri. We took a gondola lift to the top of the island. After walking around the top of the island, John dropped to his knee and proposed. I cried and said yes!! We then met our friends Brittany and Bethany at the mountain-top restaurant for celebratory champagne!