Our Love Story

The top picture is from the first day we met on Dec. 6, 2014, for the big wheel race! The bottom picture is the following year when we WON the big wheel race!

Zach's first visit to San Antonio in January 2015, just 5 weeks after we met!

During Zach's second visit to San Antonio, he came to Sea World and got to meet some of my animal buddies!

Zach's first 5k race and the day we became boyfriend and girlfriend- 2/22/2015!

After only seeing each other in person 3 times and knowing each other for only 6 months, the pups and I moved to Chattanooga to live with Zach and his brother, Ben! This is what I came home to!

Zach's first trip to Chicago and first Cubs game in June 2015!

Zach's first trip to Disney World in July 2015!

One of our favorite Thanksgivings! We hosted at Ben's house and the Bogies came to Chattanooga from Chicago!

Zach's first trip to Wisconsin! We stopped at my alma mater, Carthage College, for a lucky smooch at the "Kissing Rock"!

Zach's first half marathon, the Chattanooga 4 bridges race! October 2016

Thanksgiving 2016 at the Bogie home! (Zach and I were long distance again as I had moved back to Chicago to work at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Oct. 2016.)

Zach's going away party, Feb. 2017, because he found a job in Chicago!

Zach & I's housewarming party in our first home on our own! April 2017

Zach's first trip outside of the USA! Canada May 2017!

We love visiting the Montrose Dog Beach with our three pups!

We love exploring outdoors! This was a day trip to Starved Rock with the pups!

Zach's first trip to Minnesota! September 2017

I surprised Zach and Ben with a trip to Knoxville for a Tennessee Volunteers football game! November 2017

Zach's first Blackhawks game! December 2017

My knight in shining armor! When you are greeted at the airport with flowers and homemade dessert, you know you have a keeper!!

Zach's 2nd trip outside the USA- Punta Cana! April 2018

Our first 70.3 Ironman race in Chattanooga! So thankful for all of our cheerleaders! May 2018

We did it!! Finished our first 70.3!

We lovingly call each other Babe : )

We love ice cream! We met Jeni of Jeni's Ice Cream! Lucky for us there are 2 Jeni's Ice Cream shops less than a mile from our house! : )

Our best group Halloween costumes so far- gnomes and trolls! October 2018

Celebrating our engagement on 12/6/2018, which was the 4 year anniversary of when we met!

2nd 70.3 Ironman in Madison, Wisconsin, where we both improved our times! June 2019