One of our first days together! We were not officially dating at this time but we wanted to spend every waking moment with each other already.

The day we officially started dating! Cole took Anna out to a ceramic shop where we made coffee mugs that we still have to this day. Later that night Cole asked Anna to be his girlfriend!

The day we said "I love you" for the first time. With many more to come.

We got to see the eclipse of 2017 together! We took a trip down to Cole's relatives since they lived in the path of the eclipse. This was also our first vacation/road trip together!

First day of school together! Anna's first day of Sophomore year and Cole's first day of Junior year as a transfer student. We lived in the same building so we got to see each other a bunch!

First football game! Cole wanted to support Anna while she was cheering for the NIU Huskies!

Our first Christmas together. Anna met more members of Cole's family for the first time as well!

Nearing our first year anniversary. We happened to be at Myrtle Beach with Cole's family. This was our first out of state trip together.

Celebrating two years at the Lake House. We went to a nice restaurant in Lake Geneva.

Graduation! This was during Covid so there was no ceremony. But that didn't stop us from taking pictures on campus. Anna graduated with a Bachelor of English. Cole graduated with a Bachelor of Computer Science

Our first home. A cute 2 bedroom apartment in Palatine that we loved for three years and look back fondly on.

Our first concert together! Anna is a big fan of Fall Out Boy and this was her second time seeing them in person! This was also Cole's first concert ever!

She said YES! After a party, Cole drove Anna down to Starved Rock to pop the question. Cole had his good friend Ruben take the pictures. Cole was very nervous and almost got lost to the photo op!

Our first time in Arizona! We did plenty of activities such as hiking, shopping, swimming, and eating! It was a blast!

Our first BBQ at our house! We had all our friends swing by and have a great time.