It was either a flash of brilliance or divine intervention that inspired our good friend Amanda Harrell to suggest that Brian meet her friend Sydney while in the middle of a grocery store aisle. Brian was hesitant given his plans to retire from the military and move to DC for a new job. But God had other plans and Brian came around to Amanda’s idea. Unbeknownst to Amanda and Brian, Sydney always said she wanted to meet someone nice and normal in a place like the grocery store. After hearing Amanda’s suggestion and some extensive independent research confirming Brian as nice and normal, Sydney took it as a sign that Amanda played the role of matchmaker in a grocery store. So Brian and Sydney met for a blind date... and the rest as they say is history!