Yup, our first date was on Friday the 13th! We were both living in DC at the time and Beth was finishing up an internship when we first met. We dated for about a month before Beth had to return to Boston for a year to finish up her undergrad at UMASS. During our year of long distance, we racked up a lot of Facetime calls and JetBlue miles! After undergrad, Beth moved to DC where we spent two years living in the hustle and bustle of the Nation's Capital. We were able to attend many concerts and sporting events, as well as do some traveling, which we love. In DC, while working in the Emergency Room, Beth started her Masters in Public Heath at The University of Arizona, which she finished in December of 2019. At the end of May 2018, I finished construction on a 385-unit apartment building and we took the leap down to Raleigh. August brought us a house and I started my MBA at Central Michigan University (go, fire up Chips!). Then a hurricane in September brought us our first dog, Tang! (No, not from the sky...) Six months later Tang got a brother named Bentley and our house quickly became a home. Raleigh has been great to us - the southern hospitality and weather are especially nice. Do you remember... the 21st of September? Well we sure do! September 21st, 2019 I proposed to Beth during a behind the scenes tour of the elephants at the North Carolina Zoo. We've had a lot of fun since then planning our wedding and... you guessed it... we adopted another dog, Renny! She was our second foster fail, but I wasn't able to say no to Beth's puppy dog eyes. We can't wait to have you visit Raleigh and share in our celebration!