How did you meet? Tell me your love story
Nick and Olivia met at Purdue in 2012 thanks to some mutual friends. They bonded over their mutual hatred of Bears Quarterback and Southern Indiana native Jay Cutler. (Little did they know that 5 years later he would become the quarterback of Nick's beloved Miami Dolphins.) They stayed in touch and start semi dating in the fall of 2014 after Olivia had moved back home from college and Nick was finishing up his last semester. Their first true date would be at Chriskindlemarkt in Chicago in the Winter of 2014.
After graduation in December of 2014, Nick landed a job in Atlanta, and was excited to move, but sad to leave behind friends and family. Nick and Olivia realized they didn't want to do the distance, and Olivia was able to find a job down south and join him in his move to Georgia.
In January of 2015 Nick and Olivia moved closer to friends and family, and to the city of their first date. Nick had accepted a new position in Chicago and Olivia was able to make a transfer from her job with Marriott at the time. Being from the area, Olivia was able to show Nick around and help him learn and fit in as a Chicago resident.
They continued to explore the city and traveled to many places together, one of their favorites being London. In 2017 they were able to go watch the Miami Dolphins get shut out in a game at Wembley against the Saints (what a game!), ironically being quarterbacked by the player whose mutual hatred they bonded over in the first place. Jay Cutler went on to get shut out, and although the game wasn't that great, the trip was one of their most memorable.
What is one thing you love to do together on a free day?Go the Chicago Botanic Gardens and walk around in nature
How long have you been together? And when did you know he/she was the one?5 years to the day on the proposal, almost 6 years now. I kind of knew when she agreed to move to Atlanta in 2015 without a job lined up that it would be likely. But it solidified in late 2018 after watching her battle and fight through her Chrons surgery that I wanted to save up and propose to her within the next year. - Nick
How did the proposal go down?
In 2019, while planning a trip to Austria/Europe to visit Olivia's brother Patrick, Nick decided to put a quick surprise on the agenda. In the middle of the trip he surprised Olivia with a quick 2 day trip back to London. He had kept that a secret for 4 months, with nobody knowing except for him and Olivia's parents, who he let know about his plans.
Once he let Olivia know about their surprise trip to London, he was excited to also have surprise reservations and a proposal at Olivia's favorite London restaurant, Dishoom, on their 5 year 'official' anniversary. The surprise didn't quite work out though, because as soon as Olivia found out she was going to London, her very next move was to look into reservations at Dishoom anyways. So in a quick change of plans, Nick gifted her a 5 year scrap book containing all of their concerts, ticket stubs, pictures, and memories from their 5 years of dating, and proceeded to ask the question. They then went on to their "surprise" dinner at Dishoom and had the best meal of their lives.
