In true nerd fashion, Catherine and Eric met online. Eric was drawn to a cute girl who played video games, and Catherine was drawn to Eric's gorgeous alaskan malamute, Bear. The two met up at Denny's one night and were inseparable since. Catherine was in her last semester at school, and she told Eric they would have to break up when she graduated and moved away for a job.
But the joke was on her, because the two fell in love. For almost a year, they took turns driving to see each other whenever they could. When Catherine got the opportunity to move to Tampa for her job, Eric moved with her.
Two years later, Eric proposed on Christmas Day. He gave her a decoy ring Christmas morning to throw her off. Later that night, while visiting Catherine's family, he got down on one knee and asked her to marry him.