We're getting married!

The story of how we met is layered with chivalry, romanticism, and revelry.... well not quite, but that's how one of us likes to remember it. In all actuality, the first meeting did not quite happen with all of those adjectives intertwined - but we do like to joke with each other on how it originally unfolded. Our first run-in with each other happened "the old fashioned way" at a downtown Minneapolis bar (Cowboy Jack's for those of you familiar with the Minneapolis/St. Paul bar scene). It was a Saturday night in May - schools/colleges had finished up their spring terms and there was no pandemic in sight! We had both made our way to Cowboy Jack's that evening having never known of each other before. We left having never left each other's minds since! Nicole ran into a girlfriend from college at the bar that Jack knew through some mutual friends. Jack spotted the two gals socializing at the bar and knew he had to go up and introduce himself. With some liquid courage, Jack went up to spark a conversation and asked Nicole if he could get her a drink. Nicole agreed, but the mutual friend was meeting up with other friends at another spot in the bar and insisted Nicole tag along with her - so Jack's initial attempt was thwarted! After washing away his bitterness with his own group of pals, Jack knew he had to give it another shot. Right before bar close, as folks were heading to the exits, Jack caught another glimpse of Nicole and approached her - asking for her number. She apparently thought he was harmless enough to hand it over to him! As Nicole likes to say, "You waited three full days before even using that number to reach out to me!" (which is true) - but from that initial run-in ensued a fun-filled summer of smiles, laughter, dates, adventures, and a blossoming love for each other!