Kyle and Amanda first met on October 17, 2003 when he and his best friend Josh came to Missoula for Josh's 21st birthday.  Amanda and Kyle's sister, Andi, were attending physical therapy school together and she had invited Amanda to go out to celebrate that night with all of them.  Everyone had an excellent time (especially Josh he he) and from that point on Kyle and Amanda began to hang out from time to time when he and Josh would come to Missoula, or when Amanda would go to Bozeman with Andi.  They shared many fun times - Cat/Griz in Bozeman, the Wayne Estes Basketball Tournament in Anaconda, spring break in Bozeman, etc. - before they started dating.  In May of 2007, they started their relationship but would have to do the "long distance thing" as Amanda was attending physical therapy school and Kyle was living in Bozeman.  They dated off and on (and off and on :p) until Amanda moved to Belgrade after graduating from physical therapy school.  Being in the same town was a lot more fun and they have been together ever since!  They now live in the house that Kyle and his dad built in Belgrade, MT with their bulldogs Spike and Hula.  When they are not working, Kyle and Amanda enjoy floating the river, playing softball, camping, hiking, snowboarding, playing with their puppies, and spending weekends with family and friends.