Nowadays, many relationships begin with online dating and this is no different. Ashley and Chris both swiped right, exchanged a few messages, and then went about life as usual. Nothing came of it at first until they happened to meet in person in a Subway restaurant. This Subway, however, happened to be the one located in the local hospital where Ashley works as a nurse and Chris is a pharmacist. After becoming Facebook friends, and waiting until Chris finally worked up the courage to say some sort of dumb ice-breaker, they FINALLY went on a date! Did Chris take her to dinner? Nope. Out for drinks? Also no. Maybe a nice hike or walk, or even a romantic comedy at the movies? Negative, Ghost Rider. This should surprise no one, but Ashley made the first move and asked Chris to go to a hot yoga class. As Chris was in another one of his long-haired hippie phases, she thought he'd enjoy smelling like sweat and patchouli. This was very much not the case, but he swallowed his pride for the cutie in scrubs. Ashley wasn't sure at first; other than the long hair, Chris (according to himself) is more of a Farley than a Hemsworth, but he wore her down with surprise coffee deliveries at work and a never-ending stream of lame jokes. They laughed together, traveled together, and eventually moved in together. Less than a week after that, two adorable fur babies followed: Leo and Gemini, the troublemaking twosome, joined the family and Chris appointed himself the Original Cat Daddy.

A few months after moving in together, Chris sneakily procured a shiny ring and hid it from Ashley until they journeyed together out West. After touching down in Denver, they took a walk through the Botanical Gardens with friends and Chris popped the question! Of course she said yes, and they set off on a celebratory road trip including stops in Yellowstone, Jackson, and Telluride. The journey hasn't stopped there, but the next stretch is a trip into marriage, and you're all invited! Get ready for great food, drinks, and memories here at home!