Our Story
How We Met
We both went to college at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. We were both involved in Greek Life, and although our Greek chapters partnered together for homecoming in the fall of our sophomore year, we didn't meet until early spring 2011. We dated for a little while, and once we left college, we ended up seeing each other again because we had similar taste in music, similar friend circles, and we would all end up at the same concerts together. We started dating again in the fall of 2014 and on January 1 of 2015, Liz asked Thomas to be her boyfriend, and we've been together ever since.
The Proposal
We had a weekend trip to Arkansas planned with our closest friend group from lockdown. Thomas had planned to propose during that weekend and only shared it with his mom so none of our friends knew. On Sunday we all woke up to start going our separate ways—half the group was going on a hike and the other half was returning to KC. Thomas managed to gather everyone in the main area while Liz was still packing up. When Liz walked out, he pulled her over to the circle of friends and immediately dropped to one knee. Liz was completely surprised and immediately started crying tears of joy. Thomas didn’t even get a word out before Liz burst out with a resounding "yes!"