With Julie in UW-La Crosse, and Bill attending UW-Stevens Point, they met one fateful night while Bill visited his best friend Jon; the rest is history. Exactly 2 hours and 15 minutes away, they did the "not-so-long-distance" thing for two years until graduation. After 5 years and a returning flight from Denmark, Bill finally proposed with 5 minutes and 41 seconds left until halftime of the Christmas Packer game.