We met on a Sunday afternoon at Red's Ice House in Mt. Pleasant, SC. I just finished up the weekend out on Folly Beach for my friend Brittany's bachlorette weekend. On my way home, I decided to stop by my old stomping grounds to visit with my cousin, Alex (now our officiant) who was bar-tending that day. Brooks also went to Red's that Sunday afternoon, to watch some of the World Cup, and to meet this girl his buddy was trying to "hook him up" with... that girl was not me. I remember the first moment I saw him. He was wearing a red v-neck and star spangled swim trunks. He was the most beautiful man I had ever seen. Since Alex is basically my second brother, he refused to introduce me to Brooks when I asked him too. After about an hour of exchanging some serious eye contact & smiles from across the bar (and yes while he was chatting with another stranger), I left my seat to go to the ladies room. When I returned to my bar seat, that pretty star spangled man was standing at my chair, waiting to introduce himself... Five years, three dogs, and one house later- here we are! (And don't worry about the other girl. I'm sure she probably has like seven cats and is doing just fine).