Online dating is the thing to do to find a match now a days. And for us that's how it started. A week of conversation, asking questions and figuring out who each was, it was time to set a date to meet. Saturday, August 27th 2022 was that date. We kept it simple with a walk on the Vernon Rails for Trails. In true Rafaniello fashion...we'll at least my part of the family, I was late cause I didn't like the way my make-up looked and wanted to make sure I made a good impression on him. If I didn't, it was going to be a 3rd cat for me. Matt waited instead of leaving. We walked and talked and it was just a natural feeling, nothing forced. Late lunch/early dinner at Shady Glenn's was the next way to go. The gentlemen that he was paid for the meal, though he couldn't figure out the tip. He still can't; that's my job when we go out. We ended the day, sitting by the Tunnel and signing Backstreet Boys together. A day I thought that would be a walk and a talk, ended up being the start of a budding relationship.

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through a house not a creature was stirring; the presents were nestled all under the tree as the stocks hung stuffed to the brim; the twinkle of lights made it picturesque for our first Christmas living together. The moment was perfect. The question was popped. The answer was yes: and engaged we became.