Spied heading to our first date, lunch at Cafe Moxo in Springfield. - Thanks to Mary Dickerson for your sneaky snapping and capturing the moment that changed it all.

Then fell in love somewhere along the way.

Learned that we would stick it out together despite our flaws - like our different tastes in Big Ten athletics.

Decided to Couple's Match with one another into Family Medicine...

and said "yes" to forever together the next weekend!

Achieved a few life goals side-by-side, like graduating med school...

...and finding our first home.

Expanded the family by adopting another cat (Chubs)...

(...Lou was very excited to get a brother...)

...and then a dog (Poppy)!

And promised that come rain or shine, we would choose each other every day.

We are so thrilled to share our story with you, and thank you for the special part each of you has played in our life together. We cannot wait for all the memories to come! Love, Mike and Ashley