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Our commitment to grow in faith and root our relationship in Christ. We know that seeking to align ourselves with God's calling and serve one another will help us to endure and grow in future hardships as well as amplify the joy of the good times to come.
Blackhawk Church Downtown in Madison, Wisconsin. We met the first Sunday after Hannah moved to Madison to finish clinicals for grad school in early summer 2021.
One time at church Hannah simply mentioned the wild turkeys of Eagle Heights, then Eli latched on to that as possibly the lamest excuse just to talk to Hannah more. By late summer of 2022 after many texts and phone calls between Texas and Wisconsin, the two decided maybe they weren't just good friends.
While our friendship began while we both lived in Madison, we did not start dating until after Hannah left town. Throughout our relationship we've lived between 1,100 and 1,600 miles apart. Currently, we live in Texas (Hannah) and New Jersey (Eli). We've been blessed with many opportunities to see one another and grow together while apart, but we're looking forward to living in the same place after the wedding.
Climbing Snowy Mountain in upstate NY to see the fire lookout (this page shows a photo from that hike). Miserable weather and AllTrails definitely lied about the difficulty, but we had a wonderful time!
We love exploring the outdoors and it's a goal of ours to visit every national park.
Eli would probably say anything involving Chuy's Creamy Jalapeno Cilantro Dip. Hannah would say a McDouble with no mustard is transformative no matter the occasion.
We've been blessed with many amazing travel opportunities, but some of our favorites have been traveling to Maine for pre-Christmas with the Smiths, spending memorial day in Tahoe with the Larsons, and exploring the area around LA for the Eckhardts' wedding.
1. As of Dec 2024, we've spent >1,100 hours on the phone and >230 hours on planes flying to see one another. 2. Our entire dating/engaged relationship has been spent approximately 1100-1600 miles apart 3. Jimmy the cat is nice to Hannah 90% of the time and Eli 50% of the time (up from 5% nice in April 2024)