We first met in the Fall of 2016 when Patrick brought his dog, Emmett, in for doggie day care at the vet clinic where Addy worked. They quickly realized they shared multiple mutual friends and began a casual friendship until Patrick moved to Colorado few months later. Luckily, Patrick's move to Colorado ended up being more like a 2 month long Colorado vacation when he realized Montana felt more like home. Following Patrick's return to the treasure state, they continued to run into each other at friends' get togethers over the next couple years. At one point in time, Addy shared with one of their mutual friends that she had a bit of a crush on Patrick. Thankfully, that friend did not keep that secret private and in the Winter of 2018 "the Sarahs" goaded Patrick into asking Addy on a date. As fate would have it, that text message was sent the night before Addy was set to have her wisdom teeth extracted. Patrick was kind enough to check in on her the next day and they continued a text conversation for the duration of her recovery. Once Addy's face deflated, they went on their first date to Dean's Zesty Booch. Despite a premature and awkward handholding attempt on Addy's part, they agreed to go on a second date the next day. They quickly bonded over their love of animals, the outdoors and their sometimes misunderstood senses of humor. They agreed to take things slow. That is why Patrick moved into Addy's house 3 month after their first date where they still live with their cat, Archie, and their two dogs, Kip and Shayla.