Love Story

01.09.2018 The night we met in Phuket, Thailand for a BMB trip.

02.07.2018 One of our first dates ice skating at Zorn Arena, 2 days after we officially became a couple.

02.14.2018 Celebrating our first Valentine’s Day with dinner at Fuji.

03.03.2018 Stopping by frozen Minnehaha Falls on the day of our Valleyfair auditions.

04.03.2018 Jacob’s 20th birthday.

04.14.2018 UWEC hosts a large Viennese ball every year. This was our first V Ball attendance together.

04.20.2018 Abby’s first gig with band “Yooth Group” at the 2018 Eau Claire Jazz Festival.

07.17.2018 Stopping in Duluth on our way to vacation to Lutsen Mountains.

08.31.2018 First BMB band camp as a couple.

10.06.2018 UWEC Homecoming 2018.

10.27.2018 Having fun at the St. Louis arch while BMB was in town for a BOA performance.

11.23.2018 Photos taken by Taylor at Schuelke Family Thanksgiving Reunion.

12.08.2018 Jacob’s Jazz III Christmas performance.

03.26.2019 Climbing Gibraltar Rock in Lodi.

04.13.2019 Attending the Viennese Ball for a second time together.

05.27.2019 Closing out our trip to Tennessee with the Pratts at Waffle House.

08.09.2019 The end of our second Valleyfair season, both as Benchwarmerz.

08.09.2019 Last “Long Minnesota Goodbye” performance at the end of our second Valleyfair season.

08.11.2019 Dinner on the cruise from our vacation to New Orleans & Mexico.

10.26.2019 Watching Jacob’s last BMB performance.

11.03.2019 Fall festivities at Ferguson’s Orchards.

12.31.2019 New Year’s Eve 2019 with our kitty, Ollie.

04.11.2020 Pandemic-style outdoor Easter with Abby’s parents.

05.27.2020 Stopping by Bradford Beach in Milwaukee while navigating first jobs, moving, and a global pandemic.

05.29.2020 Beautiful sunset on Lake Wisconsin.

06.24.2020 Trip to visit Western Colorado before moving.

07.22.2020 Last photos in the Midwest before moving to Colorado, taken by our friend Jared.

07.22.2020 Midwestern photo shoot by Jared.

07.26.2020 Recording an album and filming a music video with Buck it Up Brass after winning the Minneapolis Busking Competition.

02.05.2021 Celebrating our 3 year anniversary getting the COVID-19 vaccine in group 1.

04.03.2021 Dinner at Miner’s Claim for Jacob’s 23rd birthday.

06.07.2021 Riding horses at Bair Ranch when Emily & Katie came to visit.

06.10.2021 Trip to Arches National Park with Emily & Katie.

12.25.2021 Christmas 2021 with Abby’s parents, photos taken by Abby’s dad, Eddie.

02.05.2022 Celebrating our 4 year anniversary at Vegas Night at the Ute Theater.

04.17.2022 Watching the Bucks game at one of our favorite restaurants, Wingchester’s.

06.18.2022 Trip to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National park with our friends, Jeff & Melanie.

06.30.2022 Golfing in New Castle.

07.09.2022 At the Ice Bar in Stockholm, Sweden during our 2022 Baltic Vacation.

07.11.2022 Formal night on our cruise to the Baltic States.

08.09.2022 At dinner about an hour after Abby said “YES!”

08.09.2022 Miner’s Claim dinner after Jacob’s sneaky proposal.