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We first saw each other at the University of Missouri on Super Bowl Sunday 2013.
Jennie was enjoying Beyonce's halftime performance and buy 1, get 2 free Domino's pizzas with her seven roommates.
Carl was on his way to a friend's Super Bowl party when he stopped by the "Candy Shoppe" to say hello to a mutual friend. He quickly said hello to her seven roommates, but oddly skipped over Jennie. They didn't officially meet until later that night at Shiloh's when Carl finally introduced himself.
Over the next 10 months we were friends, neighbors, and study buddies before officially beginning to date in January 2014.
After graduating, Jennie moved to Seattle, WA while Carl completed a final lap at Mizzou. He joined Jennie in Seattle in 2015, moving into her 500 square foot apartment in Ballard. We enjoyed Red Mill Burgers, nights out on Ballard Avenue, and put up a valiant effort to join the Ballard Drinking Team at Kiss Café.
We quickly outgrew our 500 square feet and moved to our Seattle-Dream-Apartment on Lake Union. The years flew by, filled with patio hangs, dinner parties, floating on the lake, plenty of Lyon’s Deli subs, and jello-shots at The Toledo.
After 7 amazing years in Seattle, we moved to Gig Harbor, WA – Carl’s beautiful hometown. Smaller-town-life has afforded us the opportunity to adopt our first child (dog) – Nelly Beck (named after the St. Louis rapper), and we have been enjoying all that Gig Harbor has to offer.
Carl proposed to Jennie on Saturday, November 19th, 2022 at Sunrise Beach in Gig Harbor. It was a beautiful fall day when Carl got on one knee in the shadow of Mt. Rainier, steps away from the Puget Sound, with Nelly as their only witness.
We are so excited to take this next step and have each and every one of you join us in celebrating on September 14, 2024 in Roche Harbor, WA!