We're getting Married!

Dean and I grew up in Toledo, Ohio and officially met when we were in our early twenties. We had mutual friends and were often in the same room at the same time, but we were too enveloped in our own lives to notice one another. When we did finally meet, we both swore we weren't looking for anything serious, but rather we both needed a friend. We hung out often over the course of three months and finally decided to make it official. Dean met my daughter Cleo and they instantly clicked. For someone with no children of their own, he effortlessly stole her heart and over the next year became a father figure to her. Within this time, I had started a new job and was getting promoted out of state shortly after. Dean followed me with my daughter and our dog, Angel. We lived in South Dakota for about two years, got another dog named Honey, and I became pregnant with our son Dean. We moved back home for a few months to have our son, and eventually moved out to Michigan. We lived there for a little over a year and within that time we took our first vacation together to Mexico. As we were on a lounge chair at the front of the cruise ship, the sun started to set, and Dean got down on one knee and asked me to stay by his side forever. We've had a bit of a longer engagement, but now that we have settled into Wisconsin with no plans of moving, we are finally ready to plan our wedding!