
Alex posing next to a painting of an orchid with an orchid necklace Spencer gave her

We dressed up in nice clothes, went to The Walker to joke about modern art, and then went to Surly for dinner and beer for Spencer

Our engagement rings!

Spencer taking Alex on her first trip to Duluth

Date at Dotty's Dumpling Dowry in Madison

At the wedding of Christian and Rebekah Olsen (Spencer's cousin and his wife)

Took a pit stop at Nelson's while coming back from Madison

At Minneapolis Pride in 2019 (The first Pride we had both been to!)

Working on Spencer's family's sailboat in the middle of the summer

When Alex's family moved down to Florida, we helped by packing up their two cats and driving them for 20 hours all the way to their new house

Us fishing off of a bridge near Alex's parent's house

At Isle Royale National Park

Engagement photo

At Isle Royal National Park, after hiking ~3 miles up to Ojibway Tower

At Isle Royal National Park with Spencer's parents, Erik and Eileen Olsen

Engagement photo

Us at the Anoka Halloween Parade with Spencer's dad Erik, nephew Vincent, and niece Nora

Us and Spencer's parents, Erik and Eileen, at a hot rod show

One of our favorite photos together, us having coffee on Spencer's parent's front porch

Engagement photo

Our first photo with our cat Pretzel as we brought her home from the Northwoods Humane Society

Spencer and Pretzel when she first started getting comfortable enough at her new home to sit on our laps

One of many pictures Spencer took of himself and Pretzel to send to Alex while she was in class

Us at Alex's parent's house after we drove 24 hours to surprise them for our first visit in a year and a half

Engagement photo

Alex having her first drink at a restaurant since turning 21

At the Duluth Rose Garden where Spencer proposed (Alex was happy crying)

Us and Spencer's parents, Erik and Eileen, at a Wild State Cider in Duluth