We met completely by chance one winter night in college! Dane was supposed to be out of town, and Kate invited friends over who later invited Dane. We had actually been neighbors for 5 months without ever meeting! We had great conversation and laughs, exchanged numbers, then went out of town for winter break. We kept talking over the next 2 weeks, and had our first date as soon as we were back on campus. Our initials are still carved in the wood of the table at the pizzeria we had our first date.
Nearly 5 years, 4 moves, and 1 dog later.....our dream of Forever began. We were on a family vacation in Laguna and went for a walk on the beach. We walked, laughed, and listened to the waves of the ocean. We stopped at a bench to enjoy, where Dane bent down on one knee. I cried, "Yes!" and the planning began.