Nate and Erica were introduced by their friends in Oshkosh, where they both went to college. Three weeks and just a couple dates later, they decided to make it official! Although the relationship started with Nate already graduated and living in Jefferson and Erica still going to school, both made lots of efforts to visit each other whenever possible right away. Things moved faster than both expected, first taking a trip to Cancun together just 2 months after they started dating. Then, not long after one of Wisconsin’s colder winters, both decided they wanted to move somewhere warm. Since both were struggling finding careers in their area of expertise, it seemed like the right time to take a leap of faith and move to Austin, Texas. Not only a place that rarely saw snow, but rated as one of the USA’s top places to live and most likely to be able to find a career! So just 6 months after they started dating, they moved across the country together and both started in jobs to help their career move forward. Both showed tremendous love and support for each other’s passions and careers over the years in Austin, with Nate pursuing his criminal justice career and Erica pursuing her love of the travel industry. After a few years of both loving each other, Austin, and their careers, but not necessarily their 1 bedroom apartment, it led to them building a new home together! Then, just a week after their 4 year anniversary on a trip in Los Cabos, Nate proposed to Erica in what couldn’t be more fitting, but during another one of their many adventures together!