Imagine a college keg party in a carport. Chris, being socially awkward, has some sort of quip towards Erin as they both reach for the tap. Erin isn’t impressed. But they continued to run into each other-Higuera St, the supermarket, it seemed meant to be. They began to date, both knowing Erin was leaving for Florida in the fall to continue her studies. Even though they were crazy about each other, long-distance dating wasn't going to work. Forward a few years, we are both living in the Bay Area and happen to run into each other in SLO, (thank God for McCarthys!). After spending some time together at stage two, the stars still weren’t aligned. Fast forward 25 years. Erin is living in Denver Metro, and Chris is considering relocating there for work. This time, the stars aligned, and WE reconnected. The third time really was a charm in our case.