We first met in 2016 when we were both going to Planet Fitness. We were both going at the same time, daily so we saw each other in passing almost every day. Lauren ran on the same treadmill, at the same time, almost every day (front row, 4th treadmill in from the right). Doug found Lauren on Facebook through the "people you may know" section and sent her a friend request. Lauren accepted the friend request and proceeded to send Doug a message claiming she didn't know who he was until she saw him at the gym that evening (I totally knew who he was, I was playing dumb for sake of conversation). After talking every day for a while, we finally had our first date which was sushi at Doug's house. We continued to hang out and started dating. Lauren started to meet Doug's friends and Doug met Lauren's and then met each other's families. Fast forward to January 2019, Lauren moved in with Doug and Gavin. Lauren got a new job at Penn State, worked there for about a year, then COVID happened in March 2020. Since we both work at PSU, we both started working remotely from home. We took a trip out West in September 2020. We did 7 National Parks in 10 days and slept in a van. It was a trip of a lifetime! On September 14th (the third night of our trip) Doug proposed at Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona. Lauren said YES! (Obviously) and now we are so ready to continue creating memories and sharing our love together. We can't wait to celebrate with you all!