Patrick and Maddie's story began at the Brooksider Sportsbar in Kansas City during the Chiefs playoff run in early 2020. The bar was shoulder to shoulder and Sarah Daniels was insistent on introducing the two as she knew they'd hit it off. From across the table they exchanged a quick hello, though raucous applause soon interrupted the conversation and that was that. To this day, there is disagreement over who snubbed who, but Patrick is writing this - so it was Maddie. Though several months had passed, Sarah remained persistent. Being the matchmaker she is, she invited both Patrick and Maddie over to celebrate she and Cam moving in to a new house. They shared lots of laughs with friends that night, and eager beavers George and Mindy crashed the party to meet their future son-in-law along with Hoyt and Debbie . They made plans that night to have a pool party at William Degen's the following day. Maddie was the first one there, showing up promptly at 11 AM with a case of Corona Light and a bag of limes. The rest is history.