A summer friendship that began in Japan, became a romance for two more summers in Germany and Belgium, has blossomed into an engagement for Kelley Ann Case and Evan James Dickson, both of Beaverton, Ore.

Case is the daughter of Win and Chris Case of Kingston. She is a graduate of Bainbridge High School and Washington State University. She is currently a mortgage loan consultant with Bank of America in Beaverton.

Dickson is the son of Judy Evans of San Luis Obispo, Calif., and Jim Dickson of Bend, Ore. He is a graduate of Oregon State University and is now a social studies teacher at Beaverton Middle School.

Their wedding is planned for July 2010 at McMenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, Ore.