It is the winter of 2019 and both Gabby and Nate are single, and decide to utilize a very 21st century tool to expedite meeting someone: dating apps. The dating app where the fateful couple matched was Hinge. Upon matching, they immediately knew they hit it off and started texting and calling one another. The first time they spoke over the phone was new years when Nate was visiting his friend Amanda for the Penn State bowl game. Once back in Michigan, the two promptly set a time and place to have their first date and it was truly fitting considering Nate's job: Ford's Garage. The date went extremely well with minimal awkward silences and discussions! From that point onwards the couple continued to meet for dates and eventually blossomed into a relationship. Gabby is a jump headfirst kind of girl while Nate is definitely more of the slow-and-steady type. Eventually (and probably too slowly for Gabby) love grew between the two. They were together through the 2020 COVID pandemic while Nate worked 7, 12 hour days building ventilators. They were together still while Gabby enrolled and decided to further her education and get a Master's. Nate and Gabby currently have 3 fur babies: Elsa, Maleficent, and Winnie. They are expecting their first non-fur baby to be home for Christmas in 2023!