Jack and Margaret both studied business at the University of Minnesota. Despite taking several classes together, we didn't hit it off until a short study trip to Australia at the end of our sophomore year. Plane seats were assigned in alphabetical order by last name, so we sat next to each other for the whole 17 hour flight! Even after countless hours of Jack's jokes, Margaret agreed to a date after we returned from the trip 'down under'. Our first date was drinking beer rockets at Tugg's Tavern in St. Anthony Main (which sadly no longer exists), and we officially started dating on 10/7/2012.

Fast forward to that same date 6 years later....We had recently moved out to Boston. It was Columbus Day weekend, and we decided to go up to Vermont to check out the fall leaves (leaf peepin' as they say in New England) and visit Jack's Aunt Laura and Uncle Kurt. We hiked up to the top of a cliff overlooking Nichol's Pond near Woodbury, Vermont. After checking out the beautiful view for a few moments, Jack dropped down on one knee and popped the question... or so we thought. After looking back at the video, we realized that amidst his romantic speech, Jack was so flustered that he forgot to actually utter the phrase, "Will you marry me?". Luckily, Margaret still said yes! We had the entire top of the cliff to ourselves for about 15 minutes, soaking in the first moments of our engagement. After making the hike back down, Jack surprised Margaret by having both of our parents waiting in the cabin with champagne!