After a week of long texts, during which Jeff thought Holly was catfishing him after she mentioned boating at Lake Shelbyville in Southern Illinois (since he grew up going there too and it is not a common vacation spot for Chicagoans), Jeff and Holly had their first date at Sweet Home Wisconsin in Madison. Holly actually almost cancelled the first date when Jeff told her via text that he would be moving to upstate New York in 9 months since Holly had never heard of Schenectady nor did she want to leave Madison. Alas she knew that if she cancelled, she would always wonder what might have happened with the boy with whom she had had such good texting conversation. Needless to say, the first date went incredibly, with Holly actually driving Jeff back home to Chicago the following day, dropping him at his Nana's Christmas celebration, and realizing that they grew up only 11 minutes apart. When the two returned to Madison after the holidays with family, they picked right back up where they had left off, with Jeff asking Holly to be his girlfriend on their 3rd date. They quickly became inseparable, hanging out every day and merging friend groups on the weekends for Wilson Bay parties and nights at Sotto. When COVID hit, they got to know each others' families super quickly, quarantining with the Hunt family at their lakehouse in Stoughton and then the Maskalunas family in Sedona. Due to the pandemic, Jeff's 9 months in Madison turned into 1.5 years, which gave Holly enough time to confirm that she could move across the country for this guy. Initially, Jeff was only going to be in upstate NY for 2-3 years for his rotational program, but in an unexpected turn of events, the two love the life they have built in Schenectady and now are not sure they want to leave (or at least are not ready yet). As many of you probably know, Holly jumped right on Jeff's ultimate frisbee train after her first introduction to the sport and its awesome community. The two now spend their free time playing frisbee, traveling, hiking, skiing, and exploring all the beauty and adventure that the Northeast has to offer. Sedona holds a special place in their hearts since Jeff grew up going there to stay at his grandparents' house and he got to show it to Holly back in 2021 and every year since. They are so excited to celebrate with you in a place they love and cannot wait to see you there!