Sam and I met at a pool party at his mom and step-father's at the end of the summer of 2018! Sam and I just both happened to be invited, me by my grandparents and Sam by his mom - it was definitely unexpected. They claim they weren't trying to set us up in any way! At the pool party, we talked through the evening; Sam friended me on Facebook after the get-together and we went on our first date that next weekend. Neither of us expected to find love in moving back to our hometown, but once we realized we had something special, we couldn't be any more grateful.
Sam and I went on a hike at Curt Gowdy State Park outside of Cheyenne, Wyoming - one of the first places we visited when deciding to move out West. It was a beautiful day and Sam insisted on getting a good picture of us! At the end of our hike we go to take a few photos using the self-timer on my camera and as I run up next to Sam and smile for the camera, he gets down on one knee and asks me to marry him. It was an easy yes.