Sarah and Nick first met in Cedar Rapids at Saint Patrick Catholic Church's Young Adult Group. The details are a bit fuzzy but Sarah took interest in "the new guy." She told her friends (Emily & Jerica) she was going to ask him out on a date...sometime, and not to let her chicken out. One August evening Sarah messaged Nick on Facebook asking him to meet her at the 'coffee shop' at St. Pat's. Upon his arrival Sarah asked Nick if he'd go on a date with her. Nick agreed and their first date took place a few days later. They had a great time getting to know one another and ended up going on two more dates. This is usually the point in the story when they’d say that they lived happily ever after, however that wasn’t the case... Nick decided not to pursue the relationship any further which bummed Sarah out because she really liked him. Despite the setback, Sarah had a gut feeling this wasn’t the end. Over the next couple months Nick focused on his faith and direction in life. He began to think about Sarah again and in December (2018) he texted her and asked if she wanted to hang out. This 'date' officially started their dating relationship.

Just a few months ago, on Valentines Day (February 14th, 2020), Nick proposed to Sarah. The evening started with a dinner reservation at Popoli Ristorante in Cedar Rapids. The two enjoyed a delicious 4 course meal and each others company. After dinner they made their way to one of the Religious Education rooms at Saint Patrick's hall. Nick surprised Sarah with a beautiful arrangement of roses and a couple small gifts. With a smile on his face Nick then pulled the game Mancala out of his backpack and challenged Sarah to a couple games. (The two played this game when they first started dating.) They then walked a few feet to the Divine Mercy Adoration Chapel to spend some time in prayer. Once Nick and Sarah were the only ones left in the chapel, Nick got down on one knee and proposed. Sarah said yes and now we're here today.