Welcome to our love

In the summer of 2021, a super cute boy moved back to Casper, Wyoming after spending 3 years in Vietnam. He took notice of an acquaintance on Facebook and saw that she was wild, adventurous, and also single. He messaged her a way smooth pick-up line to get her attention and then asked her on a date. After one date, they didn’t call one another for a very long time (which we all know is Adam's fault). This time in between was just long enough for Adam to create a perfect little baby named Owen James. Sarah and Adam remained friends through this confusing time in Adam’s life. They would cook each other dinner, watch movies together and Sarah thought this was just a pleasant friendship, which was nice as she wasn’t looking for anything serious. Then one evening, after skiing in Vail together, Adam confessed to Sarah that he had strong feelings for her. Sarah was surprised by this and required some time to sort this out because it wasn’t just Adam she would be committing to, but also a baby boy and a whole new life. She carefully weighed her pros and cons. But those of you reading all know the decision she made. After just a few short months these two realized their feelings for each other were far greater than any feelings they have had in the past. They knew this was it. This was their forever. In January of 2023, Adam proposed to Sarah in Crested Butte, Colorado. They are both very happy to share this day with their closest friends and family and to have their love supported through their new, lifelong adventure together.

So, there I was, reading Harry Potter for the first time, engulfed in the drama of "The Order of the Phoenix", belly full of rice noodles and spring rolls, when I decided to take a break and check my Facebook. As I scrolled, I came across an old friend who was in the middle of a trip. I looked at photos of this adventure and noticed a cute girl in one of the photos exposing her butt with beautiful scenery in the background. I thought to myself, "Dang, what up with that cute little butt". After some creeping, I noticed that she had a boyfriend, but I decided to send a friend request anyway to see if she would accept. Fast forward months later, there I am, contemplating my life in my cubicle, first week of a new job back in Casper, belly full of cookies. Once again taking a break from work, I saw this little cutie on FB again, but posing with no BF attached. After an hour of typing, deleting, and typing out messages I finally nutted up and decided to compliment her tattoos, knowing it was common ground. To my surprise, she responded quickly, and the conversation ignited. Our first date was great, she was very warm and welcoming, and we had fun. I messaged her the next day and told her I was drinking Montucky, and after that, silence. We didn't talk for a long time (which everyone knows was Sarah's fault). As mentioned above, this period resulted in our sweet Owen James. I was thrown into a swirl of emotional times, difficult decisions, stressful days and sleepless nights. But I had a saving grace when things were at their most difficult point. Sarah was still there for me, as a friend, as an ear, a shoulder, just someone whose natural instinct is to care for someone that is hurt. She baked me cookies, she came over for dinner, we watched old 90's movies and laughed with one another. This friendship became more in my eyes when we went skiing with one another at Hogadon. As the sun reflected off of her beautiful green eyes, her soft expressions, her kind words, her personality hit my heart and I felt a funny feeling in my stomach. I had already committed to a job in Colorado, was not sure how she felt, and knew she was not looking for anything serious. I decided to case this feeling and try to focus on my move. Turns out, this feeling did not go away. The weekend I moved to Colorado; Sarah came with me so we could spend another day on the mountain together. I knew if I didn't tell her I had feelings for her, I would regret. I expressed my feelings to her; she was unsure on how to feel. The next day, she took me to the airport, and I expected a big hug and a kiss and something along the lines of "I will miss you, and I will take this relationship into consideration". She looked at me and said "Alright, see ya later!" Fast forward, Sarah weighed her pros and cons. She accepted my wishes of making her my girlfriend, and we started our relationship living in two different states. Throughout this first year, our adventurous sides grew together, our love became unavoidable, our dreams started to form, and we soon realized that we were in fact one another's person. I knew after 3 weeks of dating that I wanted to marry Sarah. But I waited to propose until January 14, 2023, during an adventure on a snowy mountain top in Crested Butte. I successfully tricked her to pull her butt out for a picture long enough for me to take out the ring while starring at that cute little butt. The very same butt that caught my attention from across the world, sitting in my bed, contemplating my life, wondering if I was ever going to meet the woman of my dreams.