As the true romantic he is, his first words to me were, “you look really uncomfortable.” Probably the funniest opening line to a love story. I was in an overly crowded bar with my friend and we were trying to close our tab. I was boxed in at the bar and apparently looked visibly annoyed. Brooks noticed this, gave me his hand, and pulled me away from the crowd. At the time, neither one of us were looking to date. We became best friends, started off slow, and did long distance for a couple years before Brooks moved from Maryland to Indiana. Our dogs hit it off perfectly, so naturally we decided to make this a permanent thing.