We met while working at a company in Ohio in May 2013. While we had crossed paths in the office we hadn't worked the same shift until April. Once we got to work together, we bonded instantly over Frosty Floats from Wendy's, Siamese cats and baby Hedgehogs. Odd combo, right? Well it must have been just the right mix because here we are almost six years later; engaged, living in our own home with our 4 cats in the beautiful Green Mountain State, where James is originally from. We've had many adventures together, including moving across state lines a time or two. Home went from being Lakewood, Ohio to Syracuse, NY for two years. We left cloudy ‘cuse for the sunshine state and called Lakeland, FL our home for another two years. While residing in the South we took a vacay to St. Augustine and that’s where the story gets fun. On the last day of vacation, April 24, 2017, we stopped at Lighthouse Park. After taking selfies by the water with the lighthouse in the background we walked further into to the park and found some odd trees. James decided to set his phone up on a table and use the self timer to get us both in the shot. The first try, James just stood there.. (unbeknownst to me, he was fumbling around in his pocket trying to get the ring out!) He reset the camera to take another shot - this time he was ready- "3, 2, 1" - James got down on one knee and popped the question! Not only did James manage to successfully pop the question, but he got a photo of the moment our lives changed. Looking back, the tree in the photo is actually a beautiful metaphor - two species of trees grown so close together that they ended up merging into one beautiful being. Now we are counting down the days until we become Mr. & Mrs. Saunders. We couldn't be happier with the journey that got us here. With everything we have seen and done over the years this is the most exciting yet and we look forward to sharing that moment with all of you this fall!