Both Joe & Nina grew up in Michigan, approximately 2 hours apart but never knew each other until they each made the journey to Texas, Joe in 2005 and Nina in 2011. It would take a tiny Texas town named Peaster for the two to meet in 2014. Nina was employed at an equine embryo transfer facility and Joe was the farrier for the clinic. Joe & Nina maintained their friendship for a year until they began dating in December 2015. They spent 3 years growing closer, going through the trials & tribulations and many great adventures together before they were ready to settle down. In 2018, they took an 11 day and 3,300 mile road trip back to Michigan, camping all along the way. After a successful road trip (it's not easy to be in a car with someone for 11 days!), Joe decided it was time to settle down and create a future with Nina. In October 2018, Nina decided to surprise Joe with a trip to Ruidoso, NM for his birthday, but Joe also had a surprise planned. After a day of exploring in Ruidoso, they decided to go have a nice dinner date and then Joe was pretty persistent they needed to take an evening walk along an Alpine lake. Once the sun had set and they had taken a few selfies, Joe dropped down on his knee and popped the big question! And now begins forever...