Will and I went to high school together. We had mutual friends and hung out in the same group, but we never dated! Then we parted ways for college and we went four years without keeping in touch. When I was living in Kansas City, we reconnected a few times - coffee, a church invite (I was so excited for these meet ups and had the biggest crush, but I knew he wasn’t interested in dating at the time). Fast forward to 2022, I visited Colorado for the first time and fell in love with it! In 2023, I decided I was moving there, and Will reached out saying he had been living out there and could help with apartment recommendations. We started talking every day… until I decided to stay in Kansas City for another year and we slowly drifted apart. (don’t worry, it obviously all works out in the end!) January 2024, I realized how much I missed talking to him, so I sent a random message. His reply? “If you’re here at all this spring, I’d love to take you on a date. I always kick myself for not asking, but I was waiting for you to come to Denver.” After that, we were talking every day. Will came to visit family in Kansas City for Easter and took me on our first date. I immediately texted my besties: “I’m going to marry this man one day, I swear.” In April 2024, I visited him in Fort Collins, fell in love with him (and Colorado), and a few months later, I moved out there. Fast forward a little over a year… we got engaged and now I get to marry my best friend in a little under 6 months!