Where do I begin? Do I start with how a couple of awkward 13 year old kids began their relationship in 8th grade? Or that they started dating at a middle school dance? Or that they shared their first dance together that left more than enough room for Jesus? How about we fast forward 8 years later to the night of the engagement. In July of 2019, we decided to go to Chicago for a mini vacation. The beginning of this trip started off rocky due to a lovely 2.5 hour train delay. Now I wasn't really worried about it, considering this was going to be a walk around day, or so I thought. We finally get into Chicago and we're waiting for one of Tanner's old work friends so we could meet up and "go walk around millennium park". As we're walking, we see the Buckingham fountains, and decide to go take some pictures. We come to an area of the fountain where you can see all the buildings and skyscrapers lit up in the background. It was truly stunning. Now this is the moment when we are taking pictures together. I look at Tanner thinking we should do something cute. Well what can be any cuter than him dropping down on one knee holding a ring? I honestly don't remember what all he said cause I was sobbing so much, but I'm sure there was a "Will you marry me" in there somewhere. Moral of the story, that's how these weird little 13 year old kids grew up to become an engaged couple ready to take on the next adventure in their lives. It truly is quite the unexpected journey.