Dustin was born on a chilly Friday morning in Austin, MN. The youngest 4 children, he spent a majority of his life living in Brownsdale with a few other towns sprinkled in. All of his relatives value family above all else, so it was very common to see aunts, uncles, and cousins during every occasion, even the most mundane.

Dustin met his lifelong friends through church and school as he grew up, many of which will be standing beside him on his wedding day. He graduated from Hayfield High School in 2015, only participating in Track and Field as an extracurricular during his senior year. He claims that he joined for fun and was a "good runner", but did admit to being horrible at the pole vault.

Dustin and his best friend, Garrett, enlisted in the military and he arrived at a Marine Corps base in San Diego for boot camp. His time in San Diego lasted longer than expected due to a mild injury, but he was excited to be transferred to Camp Pendleton California for more extensive training. During his time there, Dustin reports that he got to throw a hand grenade and use a grenade launcher, which was fun, and ate a lot of MREs (which was not).

His next stop was Fort Benning in Georgia for tanker school, where he learned how to operate and maintain military tanks. He claims that driving a tank is similar to driving a motorcycle, which surprises many. During his time in Fort Benning, Dustin began to experience problems with his shoulder, but decided to soldier on (pun intended). He was then transferred to Meridian, Mississippi for IMRL Asset Manager training, which would be his assigned job at his next transfer to Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Base in Hawaii. Dustin claims that many were jealous of his new transfer and he made sure to enjoy the sunshine and ocean waves for the first year that he was there.

During his time there, everyone in Hawaii received an Emergency Alert stating that a ballistic missile was headed towards them and that it was not a drill. According to Dustin, everyone on base was in a panic, driving at high speeds to get to their loved ones and calling others to say goodbye. After 38 minutes, Dustin and everyone else in the state (and everyone in the country) found out that the alert was sent by mistake and they were all safe. Most people would be extremely relieved, however, Dustin's first thought was, "well, damn, someone is about to be fired for this."

Dustin nearly completed his enlistment but was medically discharged due to his aforementioned shoulder problems. Working with heavy equipment did not do his body any favors and resulted in a surgery to fix constant cracking and pain.

Dustin arrived back home in 2019 and adjusted to civilian life with a series of boring normal-people jobs. For a while, he enjoyed the cycle of going to work, hanging out with loved ones, sleeping, and repeat. After a year, he enrolled in Riverland Community College in Austin to study Computer Science. Dustin has a passion for helping others and wanted to pursue a career that helps others every day. He transferred to Rochester Community and Technical College to study nursing, with the end goal of becoming a nurse anesthetist.

Dustin worked for Mayo Clinic in Rochester as a Logistics Associate for 2 years as a stepping stone into his future career.

In February of 2023, Dustin matched with a "cute girl with a nice bio" on a dating website. This cute girl would eventually become his now-fiance, Allie, and he somehow woo-ed her with the same pick up line that he (admittedly) used with all of his other matches. Dustin was happily surprised that this line worked and the conversation between the two never died down.

Dustin asked Allie to meet in person a week after matching and he joined her and her friend for a game night. Allie was too nervous to look him in the eye for several hours, but he didn't mind because he thought she was adorable.

After 6 months of dating, Dustin suggested that Allie move in with him to save $1,000+ in rent and other expenses that are inevitable in Rochester. She accepted this offer and his empty house that consisted of two couches, a tv, and a desk soon turned into a lovely and comfortable home filled with furniture and art. He gained two step-children that month- two annoying, but very adorable cats.

In addition to their pets, Allie and Dustin adopted a black golden retriever / newfoundland mix puppy on a whim that December. The couple called the dog "silly goose" all the time, which is where the name Goose came from. Dustin proved to be the best of the two for training the dog, which is probably why Goose only destroys Allie's belongings.

On February 13th of 2024, Dustin asked Allie to spend forever with him. He is extremely excited for all the adventures that they will inevitably go on and is so grateful to celebrate their love with everyone on April 13, 2025

Things to Do coming soon!