Annie-Kate was persuaded by her girlfriend Sonya to come to a Christmas Party "to meet a really cute guy". After being annoyed by Sonya, Annie-Kate went against her own will and went to the party. She and Michael were introduced and enjoyed a glass of water together at the bar. All the while their friends were watching them. They exchanged numbers and went to lunch at Fish 101 the next day. Normally, it would be easy to say "The Rest is History", but that wasn't the case. There's a great novel in between ;) We love our story, and how it ended...or how it’s beginning!

It was night 3 of our fantastic Costa Rica vacation. Our plans were to go down to the beach and watch the sunset, but the weather had different plans. A big thunder/rain storm came in, so we decided to sit on our balcony and watch. Michael took away a large bag of chips that Annie-Kate was eating. He started laughing and got down on one knee. It took Annie-Kate a little while to realize what was happening. We laughed and celebrated in the rain, as the power went out. We got ready with a head lamp and had a delicious dinner on the beach, later celebrating with some Canadians & Germans that we met on our travels.