Our story is a very nontraditional one! Even though we both grew up in Iroquois County our entire lives, our paths never really crossed. As Zak grew up doing swim team and track, I was playing softball and volleyball. We finally met the Spring of 2022 thanks to my sister-in-law, Casey, and Zak's mom, Dorrie. Zak went into the district office one day to get the bus keys from Casey to go to a track meet. As SOON as he left I got a message saying, "KAITY - you have to meet this Zak guy. He is SO CUTE!" My lovely sister then proceeded to email Dorrie asking if her son was single, etc. Fast forward 3 days later Zak comes walking into Bopper's ready to meet Casey, Scott and I. Many things happened that night that led us to be there for one another. After that night, the rest is history! We spent a lot of time together and fell in love instantly. We traveled to many places this summer, visited friends and learned a lot about one another. Before we knew it, school was starting again, along with volleyball and football. This fall flew by but our relationship kept on growing. Zak proposed November 21, 2022 and it was a complete surprise! The proposal included the shop (where part of our first date was), our favorite artist Stevie, and our dog Libby. It was absolutely perfect!