It was only a matter of time till we crossed paths. Our meet may have been non-traditional, but it happened at the perfect time. Rob was busy doing prepping for his next fire season. Shelby had just moved home after graduating college. Shelby's perspective: One night in March of 2018, Shelby's best friend Cassandra and her then-boyfriend (now fiance) Danny were messing around with Shelby's phone experiencing the world of dating online from the perspective of a recent college grad. Little did Shelby know that handing over her phone would lead to finding her best friend and the love of her life. After a few hours scrolling through all the potential matches in the small town of Redmond, Cassandra decided to match and set up a blind date. Rather than telling Shelby about the date, she stated, "want to go to the grocery store." So wearing lounge clothes and hair not brushed, they got in the car and headed to the store. Once there, Cassandra announced, "Oh, by the way, you're going on a date, and he's here to pick you up." Rob's perspective: One night, while hanging out with roommates watching movies, Rob scrolled through a dating app and came across a beautiful girl who seemed to know most of the people he did. Deciding to give it a shot and message her, he was happy to hear back. One night Rob was going out to play Bingo at a local bar with friends and invited Shelby to join. After running across the Fred Meyer parking lot to walk her back to the bar, Rob realized he was the only one meeting her for the first time. And so, even though one of them had no idea, it was going to be a date night, and the other didn't know it was a surprise. They went to Seventh street and played Bingo with friends. And that was just the beginning.

The day Shelby kept hinting towards. She even had her friends sending Rob pictures of rings just in hopes of speeding up the process. But little did Shelby know Rob had it all planned out in his head ... just waiting for the right moment. He had the call and was ready for the perfect moment. But as usual, that was harder than he had anticipated. November 2020, they took their first big vacation together. Rob carried the ring around the whole island of Oahu, just waiting for the perfect moment. Between Shelby changing plans, the family running a million different directions, or the rain making the day a bust, it took him the whole week to find the perfect spot. Hours before packing up to head home, they walked down a pier admiring the views, wishing they never had to go home. As they got to the end, Rob got down on one knee, waiting for Shelby just to turn around and notice. She, of course, said yes, and the rest is history.