Stephanie and Austin met in 5th grade when he moved to her little hometown of Sherwood, OR, in a new house around the corner. They became fast friends playing tag on the playground and always sharing a desk in class. Finally one school bus ride in 8th grade, Austin asked Stephanie on a date, to go get milkshakes from the local stand by the park. He picked her up at her house and shook her dad's hand. Val and Dave always remembered him fondly from that day. Being a typical middle-schooler though, Stephanie swiftly broke up with him only 2 weeks later when her friends told her that having a boyfriend was totally gross. Oops! Needless to say things were a litttlleee awkward after that and they didn't talk much in High School (other than their joint discovery of The Alcove). Fast forward 8 years later, Stephanie and Austin had both graduated college and it was time to move home to Sherwood for the summer while they found jobs. Their families still lived around the corner from each other, and Stephanie and Austin ended up re-connecting when Stephanie desperately needed someone still in Sherwood to bring her backup fake nails for her Azula costume to Rose City Comic Con. A year or so as best friends, several ComicCons, 1 renaissance faire, 1 Disneyland trip, and too many "this is so not a date" dates to count, we finally started dating. She asked and he said "Yes!" 4 years later, 1 move to Seattle, 2 new jobs, and the addition of a fur baby cat and we're engaged! He asked and she said "Yes!"