Jim came into Haley's life through the way of Franklin 160. Haley (& her 3 roommates) had an available spot in their house -- enter Jim. From the beginning it was quite apparent that Jim was interested in Haley, but it did take Haley some time to warm up....about two weeks ;-) Jim would often ask Haley on dates, wait for her after her bartending shift, chat her up any chance he got. Yet, Haley took it as Jim just being the goofy, fun-loving person he was. Flash forward about 2 weeks, Haley ran into Jim after being out with friends and finally gave in to Jim by the way of a kiss...in the parking lot outside toppers (#Whitewater). About 5 days later, Haley announced to Jim that he was now her boyfriend and they were dating.....& the rest was history!

After just shy of two years of dating, going from living together in Whitewater to living apart for a year to both Jim and Haley graduating from UW-Whitewater --- they finally made the move to a city they could make their own. in the winter of 2017, Haley got accepted into Graduate School at UW-Madison, quite hesitant of continuing school and moving to a new city. Jim proudly boasted how terrific the school is and how he would go anywhere with her. So, that was that; it was decided. Two weeks after Jim graduated from UW-Whitewater, Haley & Jim moved into their first solo apartment in Madison, WI and completely fell in love with the city!

After three LONG years of Haley begging Jim to allow her to have an adorable kitten...he FINALLY caved on her 25th birthday. They got the opportunity from a friend to adopt a sweet kitten, just 8 weeks old. So after many pictures shared, lots of begging and a few beers ---- they picked up Gregory at 10PM on a Sunday night and Jim FELL IN LOVE. Skip ahead to now, Gregory is the sweetest, cuddliest, completely wild little kitten that is the perfect addition to our little family!

What began as a typical day, ended in complete shock, joy and LOVE. It was a rather busy post July 4th weekend for Jim and Haley as they were heading to Lake Geneva to see half the expansive pack of Solbergs. While on their way to Lake Geneva, Haley felt like it was a normal, busy summer day. Once arrived, Haley greeted family and headed to the bathroom the change into a swimsuit - it was HOT. After changing, Haley noticed everyone already headed down to the lake, so Haley was in a rush and wanted to go as well. Jim pulled her aside and asked her to come look out at the lake with him from the massive glass windows in the dining room -- again, Haley thought nothing of it. Jim hugged and kissed Haley before grabbing her hand and saying the sweetest things. Haley immediately thought Jim was just trying to be annoying/fake proposing as he was always messing with her over getting engaged. It was not until Jim reached into his pocket and pulled out the most beautiful, perfect ring that Haley realized this was REAL. It complete shock, happiness and overwhelming love -- she said YES! The rest of the evening was filled with celebrating with Solbergs & toasting our engagement. To make the entire situation even BETTER, that night + Sunday + Monday Haley and Jim got to celebrate with Haley's sisters, parents and a whole lot of loved ones for the very, very perfect engagement. It was not until later that day that Haley learned that Jim called both Haley's Mom & Dad RIGHT before proposing to tell them how much her loved her and that today was THEE day. Nothing was more special then having family involved + surrounding them with love.