We met in a tiny village in southern Italy during a summer study abroad program through the University of Rhode Island. The rest is history! From basically living together during our last year at URI, living apart while Ally attended graduate school in Boston, and now making a home in Providence, Rhode Island with our Lola bean. Derek proposed at the top of on Mt. Mansfield in Stowe, VT after getting off the ski/snowboard lift on 2/27/2021. It was magical; tears, smiles, and shots of Baileys all around :)