First Impressions

This is the first photo ever taken of the two of us together. We’re at a birthday party for the one and only Justin “Bugsy” Sailor at The Exchange in downtown East Lansing.

Love in Lansing

A photo of us standing in front of the city we fell in love in, Lansing, Michigan. Taken from the rooftop balcony of the apartment where we would eventually be engaged.

Lansing Celebrations

We started hanging out together pretty much all the time, like at the Lansing Collective’s anniversary bash, celebrated here at the Lansing City Market.

On the Lake

Pretty soon we were vacationing with her family on Lake Michigan.

Good Times

We had quite the good time, as evidence here indicates in yet another photo taken by Khalid Ibrahim, who also happens to be our wedding photographer.

Leaving Lansing

Alas, Alyson’s time in Lansing was not meant to last. Don’t let the smiles here at a brewpub in Grand Rapids during our last Michigan adventure fool you – we’re sad she’s moving 550 miles away to Blacksburg.

The Engagement

After Alyson left for Blacksburg, both she and Ken felt the situation was unacceptable. Less than three months later, this happened.

Summer Meet Ups

Our lives were relegated to meeting up roughly once every month, sometimes for awesome trips to the Upper Peninsula, like in this photo here from groomsman Kyle Hausler’s wedding.

Fall Meet Ups

The separation continued and we often found ourselves in Athens, Ohio, since it was roughly halfway between us, running around Ohio University and having a good time. Halloween in Athens, however, is not what it used to be. (By the …

Together Again

After nine months of job searching, Ken finally landed a position in Roanoke, the “big city” nearest to Blacksburg. He moved in November of 2012, and the two have been living the dream ever since.