It all started at Buffalo Wild Wings where a group of Shell Oil Company interns met for beers after the first day of work. From that day on, Garrett and Catherine were inseparable. The distance from LSU to UT Austin didn’t stop the budding relationship. For two and a half years, the couple traveled each month to visit one another in various cities around the country and around the world. Throughout the years, Garrett and Catherine’s hearts grew fonder, as did their airline travel status! Ultimately, the couple ended up moving to Denver, Colorado where they have lived an adventurous life together golfing in the summers and skiing all winter. And then…

The morning of flying to Austin for the 2021 Dell Match Play at Austin Country Club, Catherine offered to take Watson (the dog) to Camp Bow Wow for the weekend. When she returned to the house, she immediately noticed a card on the kitchen counter with a heart on the front. After she read the first sentence, she noticed the song “This Will Be Our Year” playing on the speaker system. She skims the next few lines and reads the last two words of the letter, reading “And then…” Catherine looked up to see a bouquet of flowers leading into the other room. Catherine found Garrett standing amongst hundreds of flowers, cards, photos, and candles with his arms behind his back. Garrett then got on one knee and asked Catherine for her hand in marriage and she of course says “YES!” Catherine was surprised once again when at the airport a party bus arrived at the pickup spot containing both families and lots of champagne! The whole weekend was spent celebrating!