Kaitlin and Jake’s story began in the awkward years of middle school. Between band/orchestra concerts, watching their little brothers baseball games, and school dances, they began to spend more and more time together. Jake knew from early on that he wanted to be more than friends, but Kaitlin needed more convincing. Their relationship eventually moved from Kaitlin hiding from Jake in the hallways of 6th grade to meeting up at the homecoming dance freshman year. They remained “best friends” throughout early high school until Kaitlin finally gave in and their official relationship began the end of sophomore year. Their love remained strong despite changing high schools and long distance college years and their commitment to each other eventually paid off when their career paths brought them together in the same city again. With Jake in his 3rd year of his Genetic PhD program and Kaitlin in her first year of physician assistant school, their lives are filled with studying, studying, and more studying, yet they still find time for each other. They are very excited to start this next chapter of their lives and look forward to getting to spend it with all of their closest friends and family!