Back in Dental School at Creighton University, Mike and Clare had mutual friends but never got the chance to get to know each other. That might have had something to do with Mike spending most of his free time hunting deer from a tree stand... But one fateful day in the Creighton Dental Emergency Clinic, Clare and Mike were both assigned to work on the same patient (which happened to be a Spanish speaking inmate named Crispy). Mike, being the 3rd year, assisted Clare, the 4th year, and he impressed her with his wit, charm and Spanish speaking abilities. She didn't hate that she got to boss him around as her assistant, while she impressed him with her "4th-Year-status dental genius" (haha!). After that day Clare tried to drop hints that she wanted Mike to ask her out and he finally got his act together a few months later! From then on we supported each other finishing our dental education, did a year of long distance while Mike finished up school and Clare started working with her dad. The stars really seemed to align when Mike matched at his number one choice in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago. Mike brought his talents to Chicago for residency, and here we are!