Viva Las Vegas: The City Girl & The Country Boy

Garrett and I met through a mutual friend in the summer of 2008. He was working with our friend at the St. Louis Science Center. For our first official date, we went to a Cards/Cubs game. Needless to say, the Cards won! It was a great first date and everything went from there.

Summer 2009, I continued with school, Garrett graduated from Saint Louis University the following May. Less than a month later, Garrett was commissioned a 2^nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.

In August 2009, Garrett began medical school at Saint Louis University. All the time, I continued with school.

In September of 2009, we got our first fur-child, Achilles. Achilles is a lazy, loving, albeit stinky at times, Beagle-mix. We have had many thoughts and differing opinions on exactly what he is mixed with. So far, we do not know for sure.

Summer 2010, Garrett went to Alabama for, you guessed it, training! It was a little different than basic training seeing whereas Garrett was already an officer. So it was Commissioned Officer Training or COT. All the while, I was working on school.

Garrett proposed on January 23^rd, 2011! It was beautiful! He took me to his family’s cabin under the guise of going sledding with the nephews. Then he got me out of the car by telling me that he had to get his dad’s game camera. I was going to be content to stay in the car, but then he was like please walk with me. Fine. It’s cold and snowy, but sure I’ll trudge through the woods to find a game camera. Anyway, we were walking down by the lake, and I’m looking all over for the camera while thinking to myself, “Where is this stupid camera!?” I turn around and he’s down on one knee and he barely gets the words, “Will you marry me?!” out before I shout “yes!” I then found out that we were not going sledding or anything, so yeah. It was quite lovely! A week later, we have the church booked for August 6^th, 2011 and so began the whirlwind that was our engagement.

June 2011, Garrett took his boards, turned 25, and I continued to plan our wedding all the while still working on school. In July, Garrett began Year 3 of medical school with all the wonderful rotations starting with Internal Medicine and ending with Surgery.

August 6^th, 2011, we were married at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Eureka, Missouri. It was beautiful! We continue to hear about how much fun everyone had at our wedding and that now the pressure is on for my sister and her bf to have an amazing one as well! ;)

October 2011, I turned 25 and we attended Mizzou’s 100^th Homecoming! We had an absolute blast!! I love that Homecoming began at Mizzou and that we were able to celebrate with friends!

October/November 2011, we got our second fur-child, Clio. She is a little ball of energy especially since she is a Jack Russell terrier mix.

December 2011, we went on our honeymoon, after I finished some more with school. We went to Aruba! Garrett fell in love with the place and wants to go back again soon! I told him that there were many more places for us to visit first, but we will go back someday!

Summer 2012, Garrett finished Year 3 of medical school and began the 4th and final year of medical school.

August 6th, 2012: Garrett and I celebrated our one year wedding anniversary! We celebrated the same way our relationship started four years earlier: with a Cardinals game and dinner at Humphrey's. (Sorry about the blurry picture!)