We met in January 2018 over a vanilla latte and hot green tea at Coffea Roasterie (family biz shoutout!) in Sioux Falls, SD after I (Kate) had just worked a night shift and Kelly had just gotten back from a long work journey the night before. It was a cold day and we were both pretty sleepy (see above), however the coffee was warm and the conversation was great. Three hours later I was pretty sure I would marry Kelly one day. I had just moved back from Colorado and was missing the snowy mountains and so had planned a ski trip with some friends for that February. Kelly decided to dive right in and tag along (4 weeks in?!) for a week of skiing with his new girlfriend and a bunch of her friends. He beat me down the mountain and we took our first picture together. Needless to say, it was a good trip. We recently returned to Colorado in September 2020 for a long weekend of hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park. Halfway up our hike to Sky Pond we found our path blocked by a huge bull elk that found us a little too interesting. I panicked and scrambled up and off of the trail. Kelly followed me, calmed me down, and chose that moment to drop to his knee and give me a pretty ring. The elk passed and we popped some champagne! While we currently live in Omaha, NE with our favorite golden retriever pup, Albus, we love our mountains and are excited to return to Estes Park, CO in August 2021 for a WEDDING! Our wedding will be relatively small with close family and friends only. We will also be hosted at a reception in Lakefield, MN in September 2021 to celebrate with our friends closer to home.