Scott and Natalie officially met at the Lake of the Isles dog park on January 8th, 2021 bringing both of their dogs: Brenda and Sydney. After an hour or two of good conversation, laughing at their pet's mannerisms and how Brenda was trying to hump someone else's husky, they called it a successful date and agreed to another some time in the future. Both Scott and Natalie were enamored from that point on, the next date would surprisingly be coffee the following morning because Scott's work at the time was delayed a few hours. Following that weekend, Scott and Natalie began a relationship that took off. Chasing each other's love of good food, good beer and their dogs. They began officially dating February 27th of the same year. From there, their relationship blossomed as they fell further in love with one another. After a year of dating it became painfully obvious that the distance between the two was holding them back, they began to look for a place to call their own in the spring and summer of 2022, eventually settling into their home in St Paul that August. Scott began planning to propose in Summer of 2024, delayed only by forgetfulness and an overburdened jeweler. Finally, on November 9th, 2024: a beautiful and crisp fall day in Menomonie, Wisconsin, alongside the Red Cedar River. In the company of only themselves and their two dogs, Scott surprised Natalie by asking her to marry him. Just as they had met, it had been them two and their two loved pets, coming together as an official family.