We originally met back in June 2009 with friends out in downtown Minneapolis. It started with a friendly conversation at Brit's Pub about our shared interest in The Office, then onto to singing at the top of our lungs over at Brother's Bar to "I'm On A Boat." The night ended with a quick stop at the Mpls Police Department to report a break-in her vehicle. RIP Kendra's work laptop. It was a cold ride home that night. Fast-forward to 2014, the two re-connected over dinner and a walk around Lake Bde Maka Ska. During those five years apart we both continued to facebook stalk each other, because we knew in our hearts we were meant to be together.

We took the dogs for a hike at Nerstrand Big Woods State Park and we posed for a family photo along the trail. After the photo, Dave got down on a knee and proposed. One of Dave's favorite parts of Ali's reaction was her exclaiming, "My word! You've been walking around with that ring in your pocket this entire time?!"