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Rachael & Kurtis

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Kurtis Ludden

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Rachael Merritt

July 9, 2023

Campbell, NY

How we met

I met Kurt in February of 2019. We worked together at ARC, and we had a team meeting at one of the houses in bath. When I first met Kurt, I had butterflies in my stomach and had to have my supervisor talk to him for me. (I had to ask him to move his car , because he blocked me in) I also was in a relationship at that time, and I was slowly losing my best friend, Cool-Whip, to cancer. So I had other things on my mind other than pursuing Kurt.. The relationship I was in at that time went south, fast, when Cool-Whip died in April of 2019. ..and that’s when I hit my lowest point in life. In May 2019, Kurtis and I started talking everyday all day, and woah… he saw my hurt I was going through and helped me heal… Getting to know him was like a breath of fresh air. I felt peaceful and safe confiding in him. And he let me in with open arms. So I broke up with the other guy and then Kurtis and I made it official in August 2019. Boyfriend & girlfriend. I never fell so fast in love before. I knew he was going to be my forever & always!

The proposal

June 11th 2021… Kurt and I go to Philly for a weekend trip to see the New York Yankees play the Philadelphia Phillies. A dream of mine!! I mean I named my dog after their outfielder lol. June 12th was the game and the night before we walk to love park after a delicious dinner. And he’s acting funny, nervous, shaking. I notice the whole time while holding his hands how sweaty they are. We get to the beautiful “Love” sign and there’s a dozen of people taking their picture. I wanted to wait in line but Kurt insisted we walk away. Moments later he gets down on one knee on the side walk with dozens of cars driving by and proposes. I obviously say yes and cried!!!

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