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The first time Eva met Evan's family at Long's Park

Eva on her and Evan's first date at Rita's

The first bouquet Eva ever got Evan

Eva on her and Evan's kayak date at Laurel Lake

Eva was even able to capture a photo of camera shy Evan

Evan took Eva to a sunflower farm for a photoshoot and to make bouquets for each other and their mothers

Eva was able to tear Evan away from work for a day to visit her childhood vacation spot, Cape May, New Jersey.

Eva was finally able to convince Evan to take photos of the two of them... at a cost

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Evan at Hammond's Rock

Evan at Children's Lake in Boiling Springs

Fall break trip to Ricketts Glen

Eva, Anna, Evan, and Steven with their pumpkin creations

Over Christmas break in 2023, Evan took Eva on their first big trip together to the European Christmas markets. They went to Cologne, Nuremberg, Basel, Strasbourg, Paris, Bruges, and Brussels.

Eva enjoyed taking pictures of the pigeons (rock doves) at the train stations in Europe

Clock tower in Cologne (where Eva got food poisoning)

Cathedral in Cologne

Cathedral in Nuremberg

Most of the Germans thought Evan was German based on how well he spoke! Most of the French thought Eva was a stupid American

Christmas themed Ferris wheel in Nuremberg

Town hall in Nuremberg

We stopped for sweet treats - a pancake filled with Nutella and banana and a

After a bout of food poisoning, Eva feels well enough to eat in Nuremberg

We didn't love Basel's Christmas Market but we did love the rooftop terrace at the hotel and the bottled Coke

Eva looked like this for most of the Europe trip while Evan was regretting not bringing shorts

Our best dinner of the trip was by far the meal we had in the hotel restaurant in Basel

Not as cool as Strasbourg's, but a pretty grand Christmas tree in Basel

Cathedral in Strasbourg

Our favorite market Christmas tree was in Strasbourg

Then we headed off to the city of love - Paris!

The food in Paris wasn't great but our hotel room was a step up from the shoe box in Strasbourg!

We could see the Eiffel Tower sparkle from our hotel room

Bruges was our favorite place of the trip. We loved all of the canals!

Our stay in Bruges was on a canal front and we had our choice of bridges to enter downtown

Eva's favorite date was when Evan surprised her and took her to ColorMeMine to paint pottery

Evan made a plate based on the Northern Lights in Iceland, his favorite place and sight (second to Eva)

Next, we set off for Iceland!

The Rainbow Road in the capitol of Iceland, Reykjavik

Eva absolutely hated this yogurt and Evan ended up eating it

Eva really loved the murals done on the buildings in Reykjavik

On our first night, we stayed in a Bubble Hotel...

And we saw the Northern Lights! The only time we saw them the entire trip due to the heavy snow.

The Icelandic horses seemed to always be on vacation in their paddocks

The OG Geyser!

The European-North American Continental Divide

Kirkjugolf - what some theorize to have previously been a church floor. The hexagonal shapes come from the tops of basalt columns

Gulfoss - the most powerful waterfall in Europe!

Gullfoss is one of the most visited waterfalls in North America - the other is Niagara Falls

Shoutout Siggi for being the best tour guide (and geologist and professional poker player).

We tried ice climbing in ice caves! Eva fell into a frozen river.

Minutes before disaster

Eva learning that two glaciers merging toward each other can destroy an entire mountain range

Godafoss!

Another angle of Godafoss

The stairs to the top of this site was the most frustrating experience Evan and Eva went through during the trip - at least it was pretty.

We had delicious black crust pizza - highly recommend!

We saw so many tourists almost get torn out to sea by the current.

Nature's l'Arc de Triomphe

Iceland's black sand beach is one of the most dangerous places on Earth. Therefore, it is also where the dumbest tourists are.

Glacier toe!

Vestrahorn!

We kept thinking about how much better this would be as a Walmart parking lot.

Akureyri's famous heart shaped stop lights

Seconds after this, Evan uncontrollably slid down a snowy hill (Eva told him to because the stairs were covered and she made it down fine).

Eva made Evan turn around so she could get a picture of this sign

We had to skip our last night's stay in northwestern Iceland, but luckily we got to see the third volcanic eruption in Keflavik!