We officially met at Allison’s birthday party in LaCrosse, 2018. Although Bailey likes to tell people that he had his sights on her after a brief encounter at a Culver’s a year prior. They have survived long distance, moving to Chicago during the Pandemic, and Allison’s graduate program! Bailey proposed on Earth day, April 22nd, 2023 at Mirror Lake State Park. A planned weekend get away back to Wisconsin to escape big city life. He popped the question at Pulpit rock. Along the trail there were check points that detailed love stories of couples who previously lived on the now state park land. During the hike it rained, snowed and hailed. But by the time they arrived at the end, the sun was shining, just in time for Allison to set up her camera timer to cement the trip and commemorate Earth day. She turned around to find him down on one knee. It was a perfect day!