08/13/2020 Julia and Joseph met during Residence Life leadership training in their sophomore year of college at Northwest University. They started out friends, but began to develop something more between the lake jumps, late-night strolls, and road trips. 10/23/2020 Two months pass, and Joseph asked Julia out one night in Montana. They spent their date in the rain together with MOD pizza and a pie truck. But even after they were back on campus; dry, drinking tea and listening to vinyl, they both knew this wouldn't be the only date. 01/07/2023 Fast forward two years. Joseph and Julia go down to Cannon Beach, Oregon—where Julia had first introduced him to the coast two years earlier. There was rain and waves, bookstores, coffee shops, and a "random" trip to a Fresh Market for flowers. Then at sunset on a quiet sand bank, Joseph asked Julia to marry him. The best is yet to come!