Shout out to Hinge for bringing us together! Dax lived in Longmont and Cassie lived in Denver.. we both thought we had our match radius much smaller, but luckily Hinge brought us to each others' profiles. Dax started off the convo with a smooth line about dogs - which obviously captured Cassie's heart. Cassie had Mia, and Dax had Mama - seemed like fate to have dogs named Mama Mia! A few days later we met up at Four Noses Brewing. Cassie called her friends on the way to the date to ask if she was supposed to hug Dax when she met him. She planned on not hugging him, but when she met him and he went in she couldn't resist! Since then, a lot has happened! We spend a lot of our time in Colorado exploring the mountains, hiking, going to the dog park, and eating at fun restaurants. We've been lucky to have vacationed in Florida, Mexico, Japan, and Thailand. Dax's daughter, Ella, has been out to visit Colorado and even met Cassie's family this past Christmas! We've had 3 dogs together, with Rita being our most recent addition this past spring! We've had so much fun together over the past 4.5 years - and we've helped each other get through the hard times. Dax got to meet Cassie's mom before she passed and has supported her through losing her. Dax is always there to love on Cassie when she's missing her mom. As soon as Dax and Mia met - they were inseparable. We lost Mia this past winter and miss her every day. Now, we live in a cute little rental house in Denver with a backyard so the dogs can run around! We enjoy the 300 days of sunshine that Denver offers. We're both lucky to say that we love our jobs. We've got incredible friends - both near and far. And we have families that love us and support us. We couldn't ask for much more! We're looking forward to getting married and committing to one another. Soon enough we'll be Mr. and Mrs. Irwin. JK - Cassie won't give up her last name. We thought about combining the two, but Durwin and Irbov weren't doing it for us.