In 2015 to start off Lexi's junior year of college and Zach's sophomore year of college they found themselves hanging out nearly every day and snap chatting a lot. After a while things started changing from being just friends, to wanting something more and starting a new relationship. On winter break that year, they went to Maple Grove to walk around and go shopping and at the end of the day, Zach asked Lexi to be his girlfriend. From there they spent the next 2.5 years driving back and forth between Bemidji and the cities. Long distance was hard, but there was always something to look forward to on the long drives. After Zach graduated in 2018, they both had full time jobs and decided to move in together in Rogers. After living together for six months, they took a trip up to Bemidji and stopped at many places that were significant to their relationship and then the proposal happened at Diamond Point Park in Bemidji, MN.