Elizabeth (Lizzy) and Troy went to school together at Seneca High School, and were two years apart. They did not meet until later in high school - Lizzy was what some might call a "nerd" and Troy enjoyed sleeping through most of his classes. In Troy's final year of high school, he was told he couldn't take two study hall periods, so he took elective art where he met Lizzy. Troy very much enjoyed his art class because Lizzy would take photos of him, bother him relentlessly, and painted a whole page in his yearbook (which required him to let it dry, and not let anyone else sign it for an entire day). They stayed in touch for several years, met up again at a friend's house when Lizzy was a senior, and started dating. After years of dating, a college graduation, training/raising Lambeau (husky/lab), several nephews, a niece, and buying a house, Troy proposed on their sixth anniversary.