We first met when Kelsey decided to join the UC Davis Women's Rowing team as a freshman. Jessica was immediately tasked to keep the almost 6', powerhouse novice on the team and our mentor-mentee relationship was born. This relationship quickly transformed from best friends into something even closer. Rowing became not only an important part of both our lives as athletes, but also an extremely important aspect of our relationship. After 2 years of being together every day through college and Covid, we spent one year long distance as Jessica continued her education in Illinois. After the year apart, we both moved to Michigan for 2 years for Kelsey to compete her Masters degree. In May we will be moving to Tacoma, Washington where Kelsey is working as a resident and Jessica is seeing nutrition clients virtually and coaching rowing at the University of Puget Sound.

Standing atop the highest point in Capri, Italy... Jessica proposed! She’d been holding onto the ring for a year and a half and was eager to take the next step in our relationship. Upon returning back home, Kelsey returned the proposal at a garden picnic and a customized box of Crumbl Cookies.