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story

Both Jordan & Chris begin their Freshman year at Miami University. Chris in Stanton Hall & Jordan across the street in Morris Hall, not knowing that their paths would only cross briefly during their 4 years in Oxford, OH & that they’d be married a mere 10 years later.

august 2008

Chris packs his bags for a fall semester abroad in Luxembourg.

august 2010

Jordan packs her bags for a Spring semester abroad in Luxembourg, just narrowly missing Chris by a month.  She certainly sat at the same Das Boot bar stools sipping a Bofferding, not knowing her soon-to-be husband had just done the same.

january 2011

After officially meeting for the first time at Skipper's Pub, Jordan & Chris cross paths briefly at various parties & gatherings with mutual friends.

september 2011

Both Chris & Jordan graduate from Miami University & head their separate ways to pursue their careers.  It will be another 2 years until their paths cross again.

may 2012

Jordan accepts a job at The J.M. Smucker Company in Orrville, OH.

july 2012

Chris returns to Akron, OH to continue his career with Goodyear.

january 2014

Chris has settled in Akron & reconnected with Jordan.  Jordan’s miniature dachshund Edna had broken her paw earlier in the week, so when Chris suggested a meet up for drinks at Winking Lizard, Jordan couldn’t resist the thought of a hot pretzel (& potentially meeting her future husband) so she agreed to go.  They ended up talking for hours about Miami, traveling & Luxembourg as well as consuming an inconceivable amount of pretzels.

march 2014

Chris purchases what will turn out to be their first home in Copley, OH. It was no small undertaking, with renovations to the house turning into the ultimate bonding experience... #homeownerproblems

may 2015

Although both were busy with graduate school at University of Akron, Jordan and Chris found time for a trip where they first laid eyes on their soon to be furbaby Hazel Grace O’Neil Vom Golden Haus.  They couldn’t stay away, & by October they welcomed her into the family with sister Edna …..

august 2015

Chris joins Jordan at Smucker, making Café Bustelo trips a routine meet-up.

october 2015

Jordan & Chris make their annual trip back to their alma mater...but this is one trip they will both remember forever...

august 2016
august 21, 2016

Although this was not the only return trip to their alma mater, this one definitely stands out.  Chris, ring in pocket (without a box!) & a nervous wreck, drove Jordan to Oxford to pop the question.  Upon arriving, it started to rain & potentially spoiled Chris’s elaborate proposal plan, knowing that Jordan might not be up for walking in the rain.  Luckily, the rain stopped but that doesn’t mean plans weren’t squandered.  They walked through central campus, MET quad, & over to Kumler Chapel on western campus where Chris intended to propose.  Turns out he wasn’t the only one with “wedding” on his mind because there was a wedding happening at that very moment.  Jordan, being the considerate woman that she is, did not want to barge in on the wedding so Chris sprung into backup plan mode. Turning into more of an expedition than a walk, they continued their trek through western, over to Farmer’s Business school and into the Formal Gardens where Chris finally proposed!  Although he nearly put the ring on the wrong hand, Jordan replied with a resounding YES & sealed the deal with some more walking for a kiss under Upham Arch.  They proceeded to celebrate their engagement with something they value above all else, food, by heading to Sohi Subs uptown.

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