One fateful night as Nick was swiping on Hinge, he was absolutely astounded as he encountered the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. He immediately swiped right and sat by his phone waiting to see if she would do the same. When she did, he was overcome with joy. "Now, what should I say to ensure I don't blow my chances" thought Nick. "She said she was a fan of dad jokes, perhaps I wow her with an oldie but a goodie." He began typing. "How much does a polar bear weigh... well I don't know either but enough to break the ice!" said Nick, chuckling to himself. Okay okay, while the details may be a little fuzzy. That's the way Kathleen remembers it all starting. After matching on Hinge, we went on our first date at International Tap House. This was just the beginning of the many dates that followed. We finally made it official St. Patrick's Day of 2020. As we all know, this was the day that the world shut down. Kathleen was a COVID ICU nurse, which made the future a bit unclear for our relationship. Since we couldn't see anyone else, we spent a significant amount of time just the two of us over the next few months. Once things had settled down, we introduced our friend groups. It was an immediate hit and our friends blended seamlessly. This made for many fun lake weekends and nights with all of us together. It then came time to meet each others family. Each family welcomed us in their own way. For Kathleen, it was Nick's family being kind and making her feel like an immediate part of the group. For Nick, it was Kathleen's five nieces and nephews wanting to be picked up and thrown by this new giant man that had entered the picture. We have experienced lots of life changes over the past 5 years: Nick buying a new house, adopting the most handsome and well-behaved pup you've ever seen, and each of us getting an advanced degree. Nick got his MBA while Kathleen completed her DNP (and boy, aren't we both equally excited she is done with that). With all this being said, we've been through a lot of life together but we are so excited to begin this new chapter! Thank you so much for being a part of our lives and we can't wait to celebrate with each one of you!