Although we both went to college in Brookings, lived in Hansen Hall at the same time, and know tons of the same people; Ryan and I didn't meet until March 2016 after our friend Katie Jons introduced us. I was in Beresford at the time and we put our time in driving the 3 hrs back and forth almost every weekend for 2 years. A few job changes allowed me to work my way west and eventually transfer to Winner at which time I was finally able to move in with Ryan and stop living out of a suitcase, haha! Ryan asked me to marry him on September 7th, 2020, following a wonderful weekend at the SD State Fair. He didn't tell a soul and caught me completely by surprise! We've been on many once-in-a-lifetime adventures and we are hoping that you can join us at our next one, August 21st, 2021!