We met sophomore year of college at Saint John's University and College of Saint Benedict through mutual friends.

We spent the morning of February 15, 2020 walking around CSB campus, making sure to hit our most visited spots and check out what was new since we were in school. We had lunch at Olive Garden (which was where we had our first "real" date). Then we went out to Saint John's to walk around and finish the afternoon with the Chapel Walk. It was SO slippery and cold walking out there - but we made it. Once at the chapel, Derek pulled out of his pocket the Valentine's Day card Theresa had given him on their first Valentine's Day as an official couple 3 years ago (it was a little kid one that had a puppy on it that said "Will You Be Mine"). Inside the card, Derek had kept the receipt from their first Valentine's Day meal as a couple, 3 years prior. He said that he was saving it, and knew he would use it for something special. He then proposed and she said YES! Turns out both of our parents, Derek's sister and husband, and two of their friends had been inside the chapel the whole time and watched all of that unfold. We then celebrated with some champagne and a short-cut walk back to SJU across the lake.

We cannot wait to get this thing started with all of you! We will continue to update the website if there are changes as the date approaches.