A Spring Break to Remember

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Kelsey Sutton and Riley Robinson met here at USF in the beginning of 2020, just before everyone was sent home due to Covid. They were in the same Intro to Theatre class and were introduced to other just before everything was shut down due to quarantine. They were not in contact with each other than a few forum post replies until class resumed in the fall later that year. They were able to rekindle their relationship while attending the same General Chemistry course during that semester. They finally started dating on October 14th, 2020 and have been together for a little over a year and a half now. This year for spring break, they planned a special trip and Riley was going to make sure it was one to remember.

Kelsey and Riley went on their trip to Seattle, Washington for spring break 2022. Kelsey thought that they were just going on a casual trip to see some great sites and experience different aspects of the city such as hiking, shopping, and eating at local restaurants. These are some of their favorite things to do together, so they booked a flight and found a hotel for a great price. Little did Kelsey know that Riley had plans to propose to her while they were in Seattle. On the first night they had plans to go sightseeing at the Seattle Space Needle and that is where Riley had originally planned to pop the big question to Kelsey.

When they arrived at the Space Needle, however, they were halted by the fact that they needed to buy tickets in advance, which made plan B the main option for Riley. Plan B was a walk down towards the Seattle Pier 57. “The site was beautiful! The sun was setting in the background with it reflecting off the Olympic Mountains making the perfect scene!” says Kelsey in her response. They continued their walk down the Pier and Riley got down on one knee and asked Kelsey to marry him. “We both admitted that we are elated the Space Needle did not work out because it would have been super cliché” Kelsey said as we spoke about the story. As they continued to enjoy the rest of their trip, they started to think about and make a few wedding plans.

The couple is expecting to have the wedding in October of 2023. By that time Kelsey and Riley will both have graduated from USF. After graduation they plan on moving into an apartment so that Riley is able to start his graduate schooling for chiropractic school. By this time Kelsey feels that she should be settled into her career giving them enough time to plan their special day.

photos courtesy of kelsey sutton