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Right after saying "ARE YOU SERIOUS??!!" to spending forever with this man! Photo cred to my two little sisters who were in on the surprise.

The "Bean" in Chicago

The annual Saints vs Titans NFL game and tailgating event!

Our first concert together after COVID restrictions were lifted.

Clingman's Dome in the Smokey Mountains.

Teaching Russ how to make homemade chocolate chip cookies.

Our first official trip together (outside of flying back and forth from nursing travel assignments), we went to Oregon. This picture is us in front of Multnomah Falls.

Fall at Cheekwood Gardens in Nashville, TN.

Family trip to Dollywood, just missing Amy!

The Sounds (Nashville's minor league baseball team) stadium is just a short walk from our home in Germantown.

Hiking with Russ' parents outside of Yellow Springs, OH.

Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon

The Cincinnati crew in town to help celebrate Russ's birthday!

We love a good winery and Willamette Valley Vineyards did not disappoint.

"A hidden gem." --Molly Berger.

"You're the one that I want! You are the one for meeee, honey!" Dressed as Sandy and Danny for a Halloween party.

A little Saturday morning golf outing.

Our Nashville neighborhood looking dreamy after a fresh snow fall.

Russ flew down to New Orleans to be my date to my best friend's wedding. We ended the night by all jumping into that pool!

Crater Lake National Park was stunning completely covered in snow!

This photo was taken on our third date in downtown Cincinnati.

During the pandemic I took a job in Nashville and my parents and Russ helped me move in.

Russ came to visit me in Phoenix during one of my travel assignments and we couldn't pass up the opportunity to see the Grand Canyon.

Carving pumpkins at Russ' parent's farm was extra fun!

Our first annual couples trip to Chicago with Lauren and Matt Miller.

The day we said "YES" to our venue.

We love hiking even if that means icy trails in the middle of May!

I was on-call for Christmas, so Russ drove down to spend the holiday with me. Thank goodness he did because Christmas Eve, a bomb exploded downtown. We spent Christmas trying to reach our families.

Russ's first Mardi Gras...but definitely NOT his last!

Nashville, TN.

Sampling the local beer.

We drove down to Florida to celebrate our friend's 30th birthday!

Would it even be fall without Bengals football?

That "just-engaged-feeling!"

Right after the proposal with my little sisters, Jenny and Katie, who kept the secret and made the day extra special!

There is nothing more magical than NYC at Christmas time.

A rare photo of us not in the mountains.

Visiting Santa's Workshop in the North Pole, AK

On top the Bonanza Mine Trail in Kennecott, AK

Hiking in Denali National Park!

Flightseeing in Wrangell St. Elias

Aialik glacier in Kenai Fjords

Russ's 30th birthday in New Orleans

Mardi Gras 2023 in Uptown New Orleans! Throw Me Something Mister!

Ringing in our wedding year from the rooftops of Nashville. Happy 2023!