Gunnar and Lexi both grew up in Spokane, WA and attended Ferris High School and Washington State University. However, the two did not officially cross paths until Dad's Weekend in November 2016 where they met in one of the campus' well-known bars. Gunnar asked for Lexi's number (to Lexi's surprise it didn't take a bribe from her Uncle Kelly). They ended up dating for a few months, only to mutually decide to break things off after Gunnar left Pullman to join the fire academy in Seattle that January. Fast forward to April of 2020 - the two met up again just four short years later to go for a walk on High Drive in Spokane to clear their heads during tough times and catch up on life. As many of their friends and family know, it was meant to be, justified by countless coincidences and signs from loved ones up above. They began dating shortly after, the first 2.5 years of their relationship flourishing and thriving over distance while Lexi lived in Arizona and then Colorado, Gunnar in Seattle and then Boise. Gunnar proposed in Lexi's favorite childhood place, Cannon Beach, OR, on May 6th, 2022. The pair finally brought an end to their distance relationship in September when Lexi moved to Boise to finish up her last clinical rotation for PT school! They now live happily in Idaho with their cat Sage and best friend Austin :)