Nicole and Joel met while both working as field guides at a wilderness therapy company in Duchesne, Utah. They were both transplants to Utah, Joel being from Montana and Nicole being from Illinois. They worked with the same group of kids for several weeks. It wasn't until they were working together during the 4th of July that Joel approached Nicole and invited her over for dinner. The rest is history. They have been living together for the past three years and have a wonderful dog named Knox.