Here a little story I'd like to tell, about two people you know so well. We met online- 11 years ago. It was James last day on E-Harmony and Dawns first day. If you don't know? There is a fairly lengthy process of Q & A, and they match you up according to your answers. We matched!! Process then proceded to answering individual questions. We kinda hurried through that. James sneaked his personal email into one of his questions to bypass E-Harmony process. We began chatting on messenger. After hours and hours and days, we then spoke on the phone. Which then turned into hours and hours of talking on the phone. A few weeks later, we decided to meet in person. What was just gonna be a quick dinner turn into a nice enjoyable evening. Dawn invited James to come to Octoberfest in Mt. Angel. James got to meet some of Dawns family and that was such a great time. James got the thumbs up. Dawn then moved to Washington State for a job. James ended up moving a few months later due to his job with the pipe production plant closing in Eugene. It was the beginning of something real and exciting. We continued a great vibe becoming a family. After 2 years together in WA State, Dawn got a job offer to work in CA. Since we both grew up there, we decided to give it a go. CA was a great time. We learned of many close calls of us possibly meeting as we both grew up in CA, like when surfing, concerts, and jobs... Just so many places. Amazing how fate played a role in us being together. As great as CA was after 3 years, the Northwest was calling us back. We moved back and found a house to lease for 5 years. An unbelievable opportunity to buy came. (We did)!! The bonding of James 2 boys (Noah and Adam), Dawns daughter,( Paige) over the years of the kids growing up to young adults realizing how time is flying so fast. Dawn and James took a vacation to Hawaii. Finding an amazing water fall. (James-pops the question).Dawn says "Yes" You all are a part of our story too. Thank You!!