So, our story begins with a couple of texts that went, “How do you feel about blind dates?” from a mutual friend, Corey, who Rick had worked with on getting Medical Marijuana legislation passed at the state house in Georgia and who Bethany knew since their sons were friends. Corey got a wild hair to introduce them to each other, but finding a day they could meet was tricky. Rick was heavily involved in politics at this time so they decided to meet on the only day they both had available: Valentine's Day 2016. We now know that this was rather fortuitous! They talked for a couple of hours at Starbucks and since Rick had to leave to prepare for some political functions they decided to talk more later that week. Not soon after that, ok, maybe a year or so (hey, they both wanted to move slow and make sure rather than rush it!) they made it official even though they were already seeing each other exclusively well before that. A couple of years later on 2-3-19 Rick proposed at the Montaluce Winery in Dahlonega and, of course, Bethany said "YES!" (after a few screams of "What?!?" and "Oh My God!") Rick managed to completely surprise Bethany.