It all started with a knock-knock joke. After both swiping right on the Bumble dating app, Kay started the conversation...
K: Knock-Knock
A: Whose there?
K: Alex.
A: Alex who?
K: Alex-plain it to you later!
A few days later they were out on their first date.
Our first date was at Henry's Tavern in downtown Portland. We sat at a two-person table in the back corner and both ordered a Diablo Rojo. We talked for hours, eventually closing down the bar. We said our good-byes and shared our first kiss before departing on our separate ways. Unbeknownst to us, we parked in the same parking garage. As Kay was leaving the parking garage her phone started to ring, it was Alex calling. She thought to herself, "this eager beaver is already calling? He can wait. I'll call him tomorrow." As she looks up, she makes eye contact with Alex, who is standing on the side of the road. She pulls overs and answers. Alex proceeds to tell her his car died and needs a jump. He gets in her car and they turn back to the parking garage. They jumped his car and Kay saved the day. It was less than a week later they were back out on their second date... I guess you could say the rest is history.
It was our annual summer trip to Minnesota. We were going out to celebrate what Kay thought was Alex’s birthday dinner. Before going to dinner, we stopped by grandma Maxine and grandpa Art's house, Alex’s favorite place, to say a final goodbye before it sold. We were standing under the tree, grandma Maxine and grandpa Art planted for Alex when he was born. Of course, Kay tried to (unsuccessfully) climb it. They took a few pictures before Alex nervously got down on one knee. After a meaningful speech and a quick “YES!” We stood up and embraced- the best was yet to come... Alex turned and pointed, to which Kay screamed. Her parents, Mark and Dianne, came from around the corner. They had flown out from Oregon, just to be there. Shortly later, Alex’s mom and stepdad, Diane and John, came around the corner with Champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries, and, of course, cheese curds. The families then spent the next few days together in Wabasha, celebrating.