While the entire world was in lockdown, and most millennials were deciding if they were going to jump on the Tiktok bandwagon to pass the large amounts of time they had on their hands because of Covid, both Nicole and Pam decided to dive into the world of 60 second video clips of choreographed dances and #lifehacks. Although both of them were absolutely not looking to meet someone, especially not states away, as soon as they started talking, they could not deny that there was a connection. Just a few weeks later was Nicole's 30 birthday, which she planned to keep low key, being a pandemic and all, but Pam decided to drive the 9 hours from Michigan to New Jersey, without telling anyone, and surprise her.
After driving and flying back and forth to see each other all summer it was quickly clear that this was something special, and that the distance was not something either wanted to continue to deal with. Because of careers, Nicole decided to start looking at DTE for potential job openings, and shockingly, the skill set that she had, which very few do in the natural gas world, had a job opening. She applied and through virtual interviews and some negotiation, she got it! The next step was selling her house in New Jersey and figuring out when and how to move to Michigan. The housing market was insanely hot and the home sold within 48 hours of being listed. Nicole and Killian officially moved to Michigan in November of 2020.
After moving to Michigan, we knew we would want to buy a house together at some point, but did not set a date; then we saw the new construction subdivision and we had to take a look. We did one walk through and immediately knew it was the perfect floor plan. The location was ideal as it was close to everything where we currently live, and right off the highway for Nicole's commute, whenever that would start again. We picked our lot and signed in December, and had our design meeting in January of 2021. We closed on our home in September and finally moved in Halloween weekend. We are slowly making it our home of our dreams and cannot wait for everyone to see it.