Leah and Kristian

Almost everyone knows by now that we meet in the Army, freshly graduated from basic training and beginning our four-ish months of advanced training in Arizona. But I don't think everyone knows how unlikely it was that we met in the first place, or how unlikely it was that even though it was a time in both our lives when we weren't looking for anything outside of bettering ourselves, we gave each other a chance. Just a chance, with no real expectation we would make it very far once a couple hundred miles were between us. But we did make it, despite the distance, the military, tragedies, COVID, and the stress of life in general. And here we are, starting a new part of life together. So thank you to everyone who made it possible, our supportive families, and our friends who were there for us even when we couldn't be there for each other. We are both just so grateful for everything and everyone.