Kimmy moved out to Denver, Colorado beginning of January 2014 and JJ had just returned from living abroad in Chile the past year. Kimmy and her roommates were hosting a house warming party and invited a bunch of friends from Park Church. Kimmy distinctly remembers seeing JJ when her and her roomie Kate were in the kitchen making guacamole, she leaned over to Kate and whispered, "Kate! Who's that?!". They were introduced and within a few weeks JJ had asked for Kimmy's phone number. Before you know, they decided to get coffee and do some job searching (since neither one of them had jobs). Their first 'date' was at Denver Bicycle Cafe, which basically turned into a 6 hour hang-out getting to know one another, sharing their love of music & travel, amongst a variety of other things. Over the next few months, JJ and Kimmy spent a lot of time together getting to know one another and in April, JJ asked Kimmy on their first date. They spent the day rock climbing, enjoying the mountains together, and ending the day watching the sunset in their (new) favorite place, Daniels Park. On June 9, 2014, JJ and Kimmy officially entered into a relationship. The past 3 years have been filled with adventure, love, grace, and lots of laughter. "We were together. I forget the rest." - Walt Whitman

On April 9, 2017, JJ and Kimmy spent the day together. After church and homemade breakfast tacos, JJ asked Kimmy to go on a hike together at Matthews/Winters in Morrison near Red Rocks, which is the first place they ever hiked together. The day was beautiful, sunny, and windy (Kimmy's favorite). When they got to the top of the hike, it was a beautiful view of the city of Denver and Red Rocks. Kimmy was putting on a jacket and as she turned around JJ was on one knee, telling Kimmy how much he loved her and asking her to marry him. Kimmy screamed and cried and JJ screamed and cried and it was a windy celebration! They laughed, danced, and celebrated on the hike down and celebrated with friends and family that evening, so excited to be joined in marriage!