We met on Bumble. He had a race car in his picture, and I was a goner. We met for our first date at Henniker Brewery and bonded over our love of beer, food, dogs, and cars. It was all uphill from there.

We’re not really sure how this name came about, but we’re pretty sure it was Newman’s Own’s fault. There’s this one spaghetti sauce called Sockarooni (if you haven’t tried it, you should buy some immediately) that we absolutely love by Newman’s Own. One night Dan randomly called my Babearooni and it’s stuck since then.

Dan was living in North Carolina temporarily for work. I had planned a week getaway to drive the 13 hours down (with the dogs!) to spend time with him. We had a wonderful week together. Thursday May 21st, Dan had his second COVID shot scheduled and then we were going to go on a quick hike at Hanging Rock, NC. On the hike up, Dan didn't seem to be doing so well so I kept offering to just quit while we were ahead and go home. Dan refused and seemed adamant about getting to the summit. We finally got to the top, I was taking an aesthetic video and looked over to Dan being on one knee saying "Babearooni, will you be my best friend forever?" Of course, I said yes. We got some nice people at the summit to take pictures of us, then hightailed it down. That night, Dan was completely and utterly sick from his shot, but WE WERE ENGAGED!