We first met in 2009 while sledding one night with some friends in high school. Neither of us remember speaking, but we remember laughing. We didn’t really interact again until June of 2014, but when we finally did, we realized that we had strong connection. However, we just couldn’t seem to get the timing right. First, Brendan left for an internship on the west coast in the summer of 2014. After he returned, Emily left to study abroad in Florence, Italy for the spring semester in 2015. While Emily was abroad, Brendan relocated for work to Atlanta, Georgia. We realized that it was not the right time for either of us to be in a relationship. Still, we stayed constant in each other’s lives. We spoke almost every day and developed a friendship that neither of us could seem to live without. In 2016, our luck began to change. We both moved back to Niskayuna. Suddenly, instead of living hours away, we were just around the corner from each other. We spent almost all of our free time together, and we watched as our friendship turned into something so much more. Together we have celebrated some of the happiest moments of our lives, and we have supported each other every step of the way. Last year, we grew our little family when we adopted our cat, Lola Balloon. Becoming cat people has been its own adventure, and we have loved every second of it. In August of 2022, Brendan proposed at the bottom of the sledding hill where we first met in 2009. It makes perfect sense that the place we first made each other laugh is the same place that we decided to officially start our lives together. We are both so lucky to be marrying our best friend! We are so excited to celebrate our marriage with you all!! We’ll see you at the altar on 11/11. Love, The future Mr. & Mrs. Krol