Mutual friends in aerospace at MS State had invited us to a Thanksgiving picnic at North Farm, where Emily arrived wearing a life-size turkey hat and Kyle brought his INCREDIBLE carrot cake. We talked about pretzel recipes and airplanes and fell in love pretty much instantly!

Only a few months after we started dating, Emily moved away to Northern Virginia for work. She then moved again, to Huntsville, AL, and Kyle moved to California! All in all, we were long-distance dating for over two years before Emily moved to California April 2024.

Kyle proposed on a walk through the mountain park in Tehachapi, California. It was beautifully covered in a fresh blanket of snow, which is very rare for late April! It couldn't have been more perfect.