We meet at the mall about 18 years ago while I was at work. He thought the cute niece on his shoulders would help his game and it did! We dated for a few months and went our separate ways. We went out to dinner in 2013. John invited me back to his place after dinner to play pool but, I politely declined. Something I've never heard the end of! 2 years later our paths crossed again. We took it slow at first. He would come over for dinner and hang out with kids a couple days a week. After getting to know the kids, he asked them he if could take me on a date, they said yes and we made it official. Eventually we started talking about moving in together. That happened sooner then John and I planned! The kids, the cats and I moved in 6 months after we started dating. We decided buying a house was more of a priority than getting married. So in May, we closed on our home and in July he proposed on the beach!