Kristen and Russell met on Russell's first day of college at Central Michigan University back in 2015. Being his RA, it was only natural they'd meet. Pretty quickly they became close friends making midnight pancakes in the res hall and Kristen dragging him to housing programs. In 2016 Russell followed Kristen's footsteps and became an RA himself, making them colleagues that shared trade secrets. "Be a decent human and remember to sleep" -Kristen In 2019 both of them had graduated college and started their careers that did not match their degrees. Hoping to reunite, they made sure they were both coming to the Central homecoming game. After a longer than platonic conversation, they shared a meal together...and with Russell's family. A few weeks later, the two were dating. In early 2020 the couple picked a unique time to move. Russell went down to Texas ahead of Kristen, who was starting her graduate school career. Both of them working for Texas Tech. Maybe it was the big skies of Texas, maybe it was adopting the best dog ever, or maybe it was the scary good looks of Russell; the couple fell more in love each day. And that brings us to the present, 2023, where they decided they had something pretty good. Something they want to have forever, each other. (Awwwwww) Thanks for reading our story and supporting us while it unfolded, please feel free to look at some of the photos of our memories and if you feel touched and so inclined, our registry ;)