We both lived on the 2nd floor of South Hall at UW-Stout, where the connection of both having phone numbers with a 608 area code sparked an interest in each other. After a few months of talking, movie nights, group homework hang outs, Ryan asked Rachel to be his girlfriend December of 2014. The 7 years together have flown by; graduating from UW-Stout in 2018, enduring a few moves before settling in Chaska, Minnesota, time flies when you're having fun. From cabin trips to Minong WI or Stone Lake WI, visiting Rachel's family out west in CA/AZ, Ryan "caddying" for Rachel on the golf course, or just being homebodies with our cat's Buzz and Boeing, we can't complain. Ryan proposed July 17th 2021 at Black Bear Golf Club in Minong, WI, where he won extreme brownie points with Rachel by proposing on a golf course. We can't wait to start this next chapter in our lives!