Brooks and MJ met in February of 2020 right before the world "shut down" from the pandemic, and continued to stay in touch here and there via social media and texting. As part of a quarantine project, MJ renovated her back patio in April and posted the before and after photos on her Instagram. Brooks responded saying that it "looks like the perfect place for an outdoor happy hour", so they had their first "date" on April 17th, 2020 with homemade margaritas on the patio. Before coming over for happy hour, Brooks told MJ he had a virtual family game night planned for 8 o'clock, so he would have to leave around then. They instantly picked up where they left off and had a great night talking and binge watching the UK version of the reality show Love Island. Needless to say, Brooks skipped family game night and the rest is history! They spent the Spring and Summer having patio happy hours and LOTS of picnics and walks (with their fur children, Scout and Bentley) on the golf course at Chastain Park- still one of their most favorite and special places!