we're getting married!

When I met Daniel we were sophomores in high school, we went to separate schools that just so happened to be rivals in sports. We had texted back and fourth for a couple months and I had quickly realized he's the only guy to be able to match my sarcasm and even sometimes exceed it. So, one lovely March evening my school had a track meet at Daniel's school and this would be the first time we would see each other in person. Looking back seven years ago if you told me I would fall head over heals for the goofy boy wearing two pairs of basketball shorts and three t-shirts at one time I would have been very confused.... because really who's expecting that kind of situation, but here we are happy as ever and wearing the normal amount of clothing getting ready to start our forever!

Daniel came back from studying abroad for six months his junior year of college, so naturally we planned a trip to celebrate his return. We set out on our first vacation together with our dog, Duke. We both love the mountains so Colorado was the destination. After a solid 11 hours in the car we finally made it to the Rocky Mountains. We headed straight for a trail with a gorgeous view and reached a point that was perfect for a picture. While I'm setting up the camera and tripod I noticed Daniel looking a little sweaty and shaking a bit, but I just chalked it up to the hike and the change in elevation. Little did I know........ the camera starts to go off and Daniel starts kneeling while I'm yelling "dude what kind of picture are we going for here" and then out pops the most perfect ring from the most perfect person. I was literally in shock and the first thing to come out of my mouth was "are you sure?" but that was quickly followed with a "don't answer that" and "absolutely, yes!" .... I'll never forget Daniel and Duke running through a mountain trail while he's yelling "Im Engaged" at the top of his lungs. So for those of you wondering why Colorado, theres your answer. See you in Boulder! .... and then also in Iowa :)