Our Story in Pictures

May 8, 1995: Mickey is born to Joe and Teri Creighton. -Derby, CT.

November 14, 1995, Sarah was born 20 minutes after her twin brother, Adam, to Linda and Dale Coulson. -Nashville, TN

Mickey has three older siblings: Eric, Katie, and Mark. He grew up in Metro Atlanta in a town called Snellville, GA.

Sarah is the second oldest of 5 children in the Coulson family. She grew up on a farm in the small town of Decherd, Tennessee.

May 5 2019: Sarah graduated from The University of Kentucky, majoring in Chemical engineering with a minor in business and engineering management. -Lexington, KY

May 9, 2019: Mickey graduates from Clemson University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Mathematical Sciences. -Clemson, SC

June 22, 2019: Mickey moves to Kingsport, Tennessee from Clemson, South Carolina. -Clemson, SC

June 17, 2019: Sarah moved to Kingsport Tennessee to work as a process improvement engineer with Eastman Chemical. -Kingsport, TN

June 24, 2019: Mickey's first day at Eastman Chemical Company. He starts his engineering career as a Plant Engineer supporting the Specialty Plastics business. -Kingsport, TN

August 30, 2019: Sarah joins a volleyball team at random. -Kingsport, TN

September 12, 2019: Mickey joins the same volleyball at random. Kingsport, TN

October 21, 2019: Mickey and Sarah exchange numbers among other friends at dinner after a volleyball game. -Kingsport, TN

October 24, 2019: First Hike. Bays Mountain Fire Tower. -Kingsport, TN

October 31, 2019: Mickey and Sarah bond while preparing for a Halloween party. -Johnson City, TN

November 2019-March 2020: Mickey and Sarah are good friends. -Appalachia, USA

November 7, 2019: First concert. Louis the Child and Léon. -Asheville, NC

February 8, 2020: One of several Vault visits. -Johnson City, TN

March 12, 2020: Sarah can’t hang for the entirety of Holy Taco trivia yet again. -Johnson City, TN

March 21,2020: Sarah helps Mickey with a car repair for the first time. The Black Truck survives. -Kingsport, TN

March 21, 2019: Mickey and Sarah go on their first date. -Kingsport, TN

April 4, 2020: First group kayaking trip. -Church Hill, TN

April 8, 2020: A painting Sarah made of Mickey, for Mickey, to document one of their favorite activities. -Kingsport, TN

April 12, 2020: First of many walks on the Greenbelt. -Kingsport, TN

April 21, 2020: First puzzle completed. -Kingsport, TN

May 2, 2020: Wilbur Dam. - Elizabethton, TN

May 13, 2020: First bird rescue. -Kingsport, TN

June 8, 2020: First beach trip. -Hilton Head Island, SC

June 27, 2020: Fruit stripes and free tattoos. -Bloomingdale, TN

June 27, 2020: First forest swim: Devil’s Bathtub. -Duffield, VA

July 1, 2020: Mickey and Minnie kites. -Hilton Head Island, SC

July 4, 2020: First fireworks. -Martin, GA

July 18, 2020: Laurel Falls. -Hampton, TN

July 31st, 2020: Sarah purchases her home! -Kingsport, TN

July 31, 2020: Mickey and Sarah start officially dating over a lovely dinner at The Chop House. -Kingsport, TN

August 8, 2020: The beginning of “the house project.” The Black Truck would survive the abuse. -Kingsport, TN

August 14, 2020: Last known photo of a stress-free and happy Sarah before her house project would consume her. -Johnson City, TN

October 23, 2020: Dollywood with good friends. -Pigeon Forge, TN

October 24, 2020: Sarah moves into her house while under construction. -Kingsport, TN

October 31, 2020: "Virtue Signalers" -Johnson City, TN

November 1, 2020: Demolishing a dining room wall. -Kingsport, TN

November 24, 2020: Matching travel threads. -Decherd, TN

January 20, 2021: Ozi gets his paws dirty too. -Kingsport, TN

February 6, 2021: Mickey arrives at his apartment after a particularly cold day at work to find that Sarah greets him with a warm blanket out of the dryer and hot soup. -Kingsport, TN

February 14, 2021: First St. Valentine’s Day. Flowers and a free refrigerator for make a happy Sarah. -Kingsport, TN

February 19, 2021: Ozi observing the hanging of sheetrock upstairs. All looks good. -Kingsport, TN

March 14, 2021: Second concert: Needtobreathe at The Caverns with Matt and Emily. Took a look at a field of daffodils before the show. -Pelham, TN

May 7, 2021: Sarah and Rebecca’s first baseball game. Tony the usher saves the day. -Atlanta, GA

June 1, 2021: Mickey gets his Private Pilot’s license at Tri-Cities Airport. -Blountville, TN

June 2, 2021: Sarah becomes a distillation column inspector for the day. Mickey feels sorry for her. -Kingsport, TN

June 19, 2021: Mickey gets quite the surprise from his family. -Kingsport, TN

July 19, 2021: Mickey gets surprised again, in grand fashion, for the second time in one day. Sarah and Mickey are celebrated by family and friends before they move to California. -Blountville, TN

July 26, 2021: Mickey moves to California. -Mountain View, CA

August 14, 2021: Sarah wraps up the house project and joins Mickey in California! -San Francisco, CA

September 13, 2021: Giants Padres with Matt and Emily. -San Francisco, CA

October 9, 2021: First airshow: San Francisco Fleet Week. Mickey’s favorite (besides the Blue Angels) was the solo F-16. Sarah’s favorite was the Lucas Oil Stunt Plane. -San Francisco, CA

October 13, 2021: Engagement ring arrives. Thanks Stacey and Amanda! -Mountain View, CA

October 16, 2021: Game 1 of the NLDS. Braves win! -Atlanta, GA

October 23rd, 2021 - Mark and Mickey watch the Atlanta Braves win Game 6 of the NLCS to become National League Champions! The best moment of Mickey's year up to this point. -San Francisco, CA

November 6, 2021: Sarah and Mickey hop from casino to casino (against their will). -Primm, NV

November 7, 2021: First camping trip. Mickey and Sarah would regret the 20-mile hike down to the river and back up to the top of the Grand Canyon in one day. -Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

November 10, 2021: A much easier hike than the Grand Canyon. Bryce Canyon National Park, UT

November 11, 2021: Last picture with no ring on her hand. Mickey and Sarah pull over on the side of the road for a picnic. Because of the implication, Sarah says “Yes!” -Nephi, UT

November 13, 2021: Dinner in the friendliest town in Nevada. -Winnemucca, NV

December 21, 2021: Surprise surgery! Fun! -Los Gatos, CA

January 22, 2022: Stopping by Slackers Hill for a view of the city and the Golden Gate Bridge at sunset after a day in Sonoma. -Sausalito, CA

February 19, 2022: Camping at Big Sur. Hiking and spotting whales off the coast while avoiding rattlesnakes to the best of our abilities. -Big Sur, CA