We were introduced by a mutual friend in December 2013. Shortly thereafter we began dating and attended High School prom together
September 09, 2014
Our love for sports took us to much different places for our education. Mieke went East to Halifax, Nova Scotia to play Volleyball for Dalhousie University. At the time, Cole was playing junior Hockey in Salmon Arm and Prince George.
August 15, 2015
Cole went South to Colorado to play hockey at Colorado College. Mieke's favourite place to visit in Colorado was "The Purple House," home to six hockey players...
June 15, 2016
New York City, NY -
Between trips back and forth from Colorado and Halifax, we were also blessed to be able to meet up all over Canada and the United States.
July 23, 2016
Hike to the "Top of the World" at Sun Peaks, BC
April 21, 2018
Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia
May 19, 2019
Cole graduated from Colorado College with a degree in Biochemistry and moved to Denver to begin work.
May 30, 2019
Mieke graduated from Dalhousie with a degree in Kinesiology. That March we learned she had been accepted into Medical School at Trinity College Dublin.
May 15, 2022
Amalfi Coast, Italy -
With Mieke living in Dublin, between the pints of Guinness, we were lucky to have short flights around Europe. Mieke was able to also see Brussels and Zurich with her friends.
December 26, 2022
East Barriere Lake, BC
May 01, 2023
Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland
January 02, 2024
Cancun, Mexico
March 10, 2024
Amsterdam, Netherlands
March 17, 2024
St. Patty's Day in Dublin
March 20, 2024
While together in Dublin we learned that Mieke had matched to Paediatrics at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. She made the move to Lebanon, NH that same June.
December 21, 2024
Cole proposed to Mieke on the Timken Bridge, a short walk from Mieke's place in Lebanon.