Riley was my brother's high school basketball coach. My brother Will told Riley for years that he was going to be his brother-in-law someday. Will was also telling me that I was going to marry coach West one day. I didn't take Will seriously and I thought he was just joking around. At the end of June 2023 Riley and Will were texting back and forth and Will gave Riley my number. He texted me and we hit it off and we went on our first date a week later. Our first date was at OMNI Winery and Taproom in Rosemount. We arrived at 5pm and we closed the place down. The rest is history!