We initially knew each other from high school, Isaac was a senior when Cassie was a freshman. The entire school knew, so I suppose you might as well know as well, that Isaac was Cassie's LONGTIME high school crush. Isaac was a TA for Cassie's gym class where she got to see him every day and talk to him occasionally, if you knew Isaac then, there weren't many words from him ;) From there, Isaac would just always be Cassie's high school crush that never ended. We would see each other occasionally from the years there after and always talk to each other when we would.
It was in September of 2020 when Cassie returned back to Concordia College, Moorhead for her last semester of college that we reconnected. Cassie had received a snapchat from Isaac referencing her real estate billboard stating that, "I didn't know you were famous, I just saw you on a billboard". It was then that we started talking a lot, just catching up on life and all the changes that have come over the past few years. Cassie went home those next two weekends and we saw each other out at the bar, talked all night, took shots together, and even danced together! After those two weekends, Isaac decided he was going to come up to Moorhead the next weekend. Cassie's reaction was oh awesome, who you coming to hangout with? And Isaac replies with, well you. After Cassie made sure it was the right move through the advice of her roommates she said that he could haha. After we spent that weekend together, Isaac walked out the door and Cassie turned to her roommates and says, "I will marry that guy someday". Her roommates were not convinced as we did not really know each other that well yet and have only really been with each other for three weekends. However, Cassie already knew.
Friday, August 6th 2021 we had gone out for supper for a date night in St. Cloud, sipping some cocktails and then headed to his families cabin afterwards. When we got to his cabin, I changed into comfy clothes and laid on the couch, while Isaac was going in and out of the cabin, doing whatever he was doing. He came back in the cabin and I was like what are you doing? and he replies, don't worry about it. (That was Isaac's common sassy remark that I was used to, so I didn't think anything about it). But now I know, he really meant it haha! He was setting up his phone to record what was about to happen, and get everything situated. He then says to me that we should go down to the dock and I didn't even hesitate and just got up. As we were walking down the hill to the dock I was commenting on these solar lights on the fence that they had just put up for their renters that were going to come that next weekend. I hit the dock and noticed these Christmas lights on the edge and my comment then was, "Wow, Steve (Isaac's brother-in-law) really outdid himself for these renters". But then I started noticing that the lights starting going up, I stopped talking and I stopped there on the dock. Isaac then turned on the lights and I turned around and he was down on one knee! I was beyond surprised by the entire proposal and it couldn't have been more perfect, good work Isaac!