We officially met in the early spring of 2013. We had been invited to a party with a group of mutual friends and it had been decided early that there should be a buddy system in place. Fearing being left behind, Taylor immediately chose the quietist guy standing on the edge of the porch (opposite attract, right?). They then proceeded to leave everyone behind and roam the streets of Burlington, VT for hours- almost 13 miles once they had traced their journey. Alex bought new sneakers the next day to make sure he was ready for the next walk and they have been seeking out new adventures every since.
Every year the Gulbrandsen- Webber clan has the Moose Pond Open gold tournament. The weekend is filled with golf, awards, friends, and laughter. That Sunday night Alex, Taylor, Taylor's mother and brother, as well as her cousin Meg were sitting by the fire. As Taylor was licking the remaining marshmallow off her fingers from her s'more Alex knelt down and proposed by firelight.