These two adorable lovebirds have been doing the long-distance relationship thing since they got together.  The day after we took these photos, Nolan moved again for his job while Marissa is finishing up her degree at MSU.  In July they'll be husband and wife and finally together in the same place.  :)

Their proposal story is super sweet!  Nolan gave Marissa a copy of Fahrenheit 451 for Christmas since she'd be teaching it during her student teaching and she knew she needed a copy for herself.  When she opened it, he'd put the ring inside and written in the cover "will you marry me?" She said yes and was so happy until she realized he'd cut the pages of the book out to hide the ring inside. She loves books and was heartbroken that he'd destroyed it. Thankfully, Nolan knew her well enough to anticipate this and had a second copy at the ready.

Congratulations again to Marissa and Nolan! Only a few months to go until you're married!