We met how every couple meets in 2021...on Tinder. After hanging out a few times, and talking every second of every day, it was time for McKenna to move back to Saginaw for school. Of course, Kylie was there on move in day to help organize. All of the friends wanted pizza and, somehow, McKenna and Kylie were nominated to go get it. Kylie knew something was up when McKenna made her sit in the car with the pizza for a good 20 minutes. After McKenna said they could finally go back inside, her entire bedroom was decorated and there was as sign asking Kylie to be her girlfriend. Naturally, Kylie said yes.
Kylie and McKenna decided to take a trip out to Arizona, which would soon become their future home. The first full day out there was the biggest hike of the trip, the Grand Canyon. Starting off at 8am in a snow storm, they somehow made it down into the Canyon, which was about 7 miles one way. Kylie knew that McKenna had bigger plans when she kept pushing both of us to hike farther...to the beautiful lookout spot. After we made it, McKenna popped the question in one of Kylie's favorite places. After a lot of tears and a lot of "is this real...are you serious" questions, Kylie said the best yes of her life.
After the proposal, Kylie and McKenna would soon be headed back to Arizona but would now be calling it their new home. With only having the venue booked, they headed across the country to start their life together. McKenna was continuing on with school at Arizona State for her Bachelors while Kylie would decide to attend Ball State online for her Masters. They built a life and home together with their 4 cats in this totally new area, all while attempting to plan a wedding from across the country.