that weekend before halloween here in grand forks heather eastling and her boyfriend, joel lovelien, were putting on costumes, getting ready to go out. >> it was a nice night, a nice night with friends. >> he dressed up as a hockey fan, wearing his favorite green jersey. >> i dressed in a mechanic's outfit. a friend of mine texted me and said meet us at the broken drum. >> the broken drum, half casino, half bar. heather and joel had a lot to celebrate. she had just moved here from texas after dating long distance. it was nearly love at first sight. >> how long did you go out with joel before you realized this is the guy? >> a week. >> that's it? >> yeah. he was taken aback when i told him. i said, i'm going to marry you, that's what is going to happen here, and he wasn't really ready for me to say something like that to him but i was ready to say something like that, that's how sure i was. >> but joel, the divorced guy who loved golf, fishing and his friends, would soon be ready for marriage, too. just ten months after they met this smart hospital computer i.t. tech proposed to this