Sara and Rob’s story begins almost 19 years ago, both attending Pilgrim Park Middle School and often crossing paths in the hallways. However, despite 7 years of attending middle and high school together, Rob and Sara remained little more than classmates. Following high school, Sara moved to Texas for warmer weather while Rob moved to downtown Milwaukee to continue his education. Fast forward 9 years and Sara, finishing up graduate school, finally decided she was ready to return to Wisconsin. Over Christmas in 2020, while Sara was home and swiping on Hinge, Rob was luckily doing the same because it was a match! Unfortunately, Sara was back in North Carolina before they had the chance to meet up. Over the next five months they kept in contact, and then, 16 years after they first laid eyes on each other, they finally went on their first date. The next three years were filled with traveling, chasing each other around on runs and bike rides, family holidays, moving in together, and attempting to try every restaurant in Milwaukee. In December 2023, Rob asked Sara to marry him while hiking at Lapham Peak, and she gave him a very certain “yes!” And with that, their next chapter began.