Our first picture together :) Our first date was on 11/3, and we went to Kona Grill in Gilbert. Since I lived on campus at GCU and Quinn lived in Casa Grande at the time, he would come visit me after work.
Hanging of the Greens winter formal at GCU
Our first trip! Disney was having a Disney After Dark 80's night, and it sounded like a lot of fun. Quinn surprised me and got us tickets and planned a whole California trip for us to go. Pretty sure we walked well over 30,000 steps that day, but it was the most fun.
There's no meaningful story behind this photo, it's just one of my favorites we've ever taken.
Quinn crashed my grad pictures.
I graduated from GCU! We also saw Avengers Endgame that day, and I'm still upset about that movie.
Quinn's first NFL game & of course the Seahawks won.
We were so excited to go to Philadelphia to see Billie Eilish. Little did we know we'd be there for 24 hours because a global pandemic decided to make its grand entrance the same week.
The BEST day. We welcomed our sweet Bentley home from Texas :')
Our first Thanksgiving as a family of 3!
We signed the papers to have our first house built :')
Bentley's first birthday :)
Life is Beautiful 2021. The first of 3 times we saw Billie Eilish in a span of 10 months lol. So grateful Quinn is always down to go to a show or festival regardless of where it is. The best travel partner and bodyguard from all the craziness at shows.
We went to Hawaii for a few days, and it was truly the best trip ever. We saw huge avocados, goats in the wild, and swam in the ocean after a 60 minute hike to the green sand beach. 10/10 would go back.
We've dressed up for Halloween every year, but this was easily our best costume to date. I mentioned I wanted to be Kuzco, and Quinn and Grant made it work. So glad I get to marry into a family where everyone is insanely creative.
We took this photo before we left for dinner where Quinn ended up proposing :')
Backstory: Quinn's parents were moving to Colorado in April, so Quinn and I thought it would be a good idea to have our parents get together for dinner before they moved. Earlier that week, my mom and I went to get pedicures and I decided that I would also get my nails done too. I had no idea Quinn was going to propose, but I just felt like pampering myself. When we were getting ready for dinner I kept telling Quinn how pretty I felt and how we should take pictures. I am SO glad I have photos from before we went to dinner.
We went to Rustler's Roost for dinner. This was a full circle moment for us. Back in 2018, Quinn had asked me out to go to his work event that was being held at Rustler's Roost. I ended up not going, and we went on our first date about a week later.
Fast forward to 2022, Quinn and i get to Rustler's Roost where his parents and younger brother were already there. We find them, and Quinn asks if I want to go take pictures before we eat. Rustler's Roost sits up really high, and you can see a lot of the valley from the view. The sun was about to set, so it was the perfect time to take pictures.
I handed my mom my phone since she's my main photographer, and we went to this little corner of the patio that overlooks the city. I'm standing there smiling getting ready for photos when I notice my mom signaling with her head for me to turn around.
I see someone dart over to us and now there's a bunch of people standing around. When I turned around, Quinn was on his knee. It was time. When Quinn opened the ring box I was SO shocked that there was a light in it. it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. He asked me to marry him and obviously I said yes.
The person that ran to us was his friend who is a photographer. He took these beautiful photos of us, and I'm so thankful I have pictures of the moment Quinn asked me to marry him :')
Fun fact: Early in our relationship, I told Quinn if he were to propose to me I had 3 rules. 1. It could not be on a hike. 2. It can't be at a Chuck-E-Cheese or somewhere weird. 3. There has to be a photographer there so we can capture the moment.
Thank you Quinn for the most perfect proposal & for having our loved ones there. It was so special.
I had to go home and take 192741374y pictures of the ring. Of course Taylor Swift merch was involved in the celebration.
Our first Coachella. It was the best weekend and the dustiest most expensive weekend at the same time. Harry Styles brought out Lizzo. Billie Eilish brought out Hayley Williams. A very very drunk guy took this photo for us. We spent hours in the parking lot. I wouldn't have wanted to experience the madness with anyone else!
WE ARE HOMEOWNERS
After a year of waiting, we finally got the keys to our house. Truly one of the biggest accomplishments in our lives, and we couldn't be happier to call Queen Creek our home.
This is a Quinn appreciation post. I mentioned that I wanted to do pumpkin heads once in passing, and in October Quinn surprised me by taking me to a pumpkin patch so we could make it happen. We made our pumpkin heads and we went to the park and took a bunch of fun photos. It was the best Halloween :)
We celebrated our 4 year anniversary in Salt Lake City to see Lizzo. We had the best time, and it snowed!
Before we ended 2022, Quinn had one more surprise for me for my birthday. We went to Enchant Scottsdale because I wanted to ice skate for my birthday. It was stunning. I absolutely love Christmas lights, and we go through neighborhoods looking at lights every year for Christmas. This was one of the best nights, and the greatest ending to 2022.
Here we are. We have about 2 months until our wedding, and we cannot wait to celebrate with all of you! Whether you're celebrating with us in person or are sending your love from afar, thank you for being a part of our lives.
We can't wait to say I Do!