Hannah and Conner first met as co-directors for their university’s musical competition known as Musical Madness. He first noticed her eyes and laugh. She first noticed his style and humor. Conner knew from the moment he met her that he wanted to be with her. Each year Musical Madness has a different theme and their year was A Love Story. They worked hard to cast, write a script, and direct a show. All the work paid off because their group won! They got to know each other (and flirted a little) throughout the entire process, so Hannah decided the best time to make a move was at the after party. Her tactic was to approach Conner and ask him how many goats he was worth. After taking a moment to explain what that means (because he had no idea what she was talking about) he took the test and found out he was worth 10 goats. This is an incredible feat because that is the maximum amount, which is also how many Hannah is worth as well, which means they are meant to be together. At 5 am Conner walked Hannah to her dorm, lending his sweater and holding her hand because of the cold. Before she left he kissed her, and she said the lines that started their whole story: “I’m glad we’re on the same page.” And the rest was history.
Hannah was spending a semester abroad in the UK while Conner stayed back in the states. He made a plan to visit Hannah in March 2020. Little did she know that the visit was not the only thing he was planning. Conner arrived in London where they stayed for the weekend. The following weekend, they took a train to Edinburgh, Scotland. Saturday, March 14th, Conner convinced Hannah to wake up at 4 am to climb Arthur's Seat, an extinct volcano. In the freezing air, they began their two hour hike to the top. Once at the top, Conner got down on one knee. It was at that moment in the brisk morning air, while the sun rose behind him, Conner asked Hannah to spend the rest of her life with him. Through her sobs she managed to say YES!