Ryan and I met freshman year of high school through a mutual friend. Ryan walked me everyday from math to history, always leaving me a surprise note to find in class. As summer vacation approached that year, Ryan and I became very close friends. On October 10, 2012, Ryan finally got the courage to ask me to be his girlfriend with as smooth of line as ever, "Hey, you wanna make this official?". Ryan and I have practically grown up together; neither of us can remember many memories where the other was not involved. Three homecomings... three Sadie Hawkin's... two proms... more football and lacrosse games than I can count... trips to Alamosa, La Veta, Washington D.C., Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, California, Wisconsin, and Cancun... dog number one... dog number two... our first home.. the bad and the wonderful. Our lives are not complete without the other in it, and we truly cannot wait for whatever life has to offer us from this day on.

Just two weeks shy of our seventh anniversary, Ryan and I were asked to do a photoshoot for a friend of Gabbie's. We arrived in Golden to pose for pictures around Clear Creek, and after about 45 minutes of walking in the beautiful landscape, Ryan spun me around a few times, got down on one knee, and asked me to spend forever with him. I do not think I could have said yes fast enough! We are beyond thrilled to celebrate the beginning of forever with all of our loved ones. See you in Denver in October!