Collin and Lisa first met in Arkansas. Lisa was living in Hot Springs and Collin was stationed in Little Rock. They drove 60 miles to each other's towns for their first dates before Lisa moved to Little Rock.
Collin moved to New Jersey in late 2019 while Lisa stayed in Little Rock. As soon as the move happened, they both knew they missed each other and didn't want to live apart. 2020 COVID lockdown made it more clear that they wanted to be together. Collin and Lisa both took job offers in Washington D.C. and moved to Alexandria, Virginia together in the summer of 2020.
Collin proposed to Lisa in front of the National Christmas Tree in Washington D.C. on New Year's Eve 2021.