The Valks

It was the spring semester of 2017 at Clemson when Gabe and Laura happened to be taking the same elective class - HR Management. As weeks went by, Gabe slyly moved seats closer and closer to her. Gabe was still a little too scared to talk to her, but one of his friends forced him to talk to her the next time he saw her. On February 15, 2017 Gabe started their first conversation with "Hey, do you know when we are getting our tests back?" followed by a question that was more loaded than Gabe realized - "How was your Valentine's Day?" She thankfully said, "Oh it was good, my brother and his girlfriend got me some flowers". As weeks went by, they talked during class but nothing much progressed. Thankfully some of their mutual friends encouraged Gabe to ask Laura on a date because she was interested in "this cute boy in class". Their first date to Tokyo Japanese restaurant in Clemson was a success. On April 1st, 2017 (yes, April Fool's Day) Gabe asked Laura to be his girlfriend on the beach in Wilmington, North Carolina. Now after over 3 years of dating, they've traveled, enjoyed all types of cuisines, watched many Clemson football games, and are ready to take on so much more together. They are so incredibly thankful to celebrate with each and every one of their friends and family on November 7th.