We met in 2013 as we began our graduate education to become Doctors of Physical Therapy at Rutgers University in Newark, NJ - formerly The University of Medicine and Dentistry. To Hanna's surprise, Jesse was ranked top of the class, after a professor accidentally leaked all the grades in the fall semester of our second year. Well, Hanna needed a study buddy, and thought she'd learn from the best (No hidden messages here, just some honest studying was going on)! The next 2 semesters yielded straight A's for both of us, along with some sparks. Who doesn't get sparks in beautiful Newark, NJ?! Our relationship quickly blossomed that Summer of 2015. Fast forward a couple of years, and we are now working together in our very own practice - Out of the Box Physical Therapy!

Jesse planned an extended weekend getaway at Bear Mountain in mid-January 2021. We really enjoy the outdoors, no matter the season, and had a weekend of hiking the AT planned. Little did Hanna know, Jesse carried the ring with him on ALL of the hikes (yikes)! The first day was so foggy, visibility was barely 200ft! There were a few beautiful wooden benches along the hike that were overlooking the fog, and we hoped within the next few days it would lift so we could see the views of The Hudson River. The next day, we took the most beautiful hike, but we got lost! Thanks to "AllTrails" we made it back without a problem, but Jesse felt like that might have dampened the mood. The views were a little better, but still foggy at the top. So after a much needed nap, we decided to hike half of our Day 1 Hike as a "Sunset Hike" before dinner. Hanna was still clueless, as she just thought we were going to see the views we missed the day before. Well, the fog lifted and the views did not disappoint! Hanna took her phone out to get a picture, and decided to have a video running so we could take stills of video since no one was around to take the picture for us. That was Jesse's cue to get the proposal on tape. After posing for a few seconds for pictures, Jesse got down on one knee and said a few sentences that Hanna didn't hear (oops! I blacked out) and after he was finished, she said yes!