We met 9 years ago in Oneonta while we were both in college (different colleges down the street from each other). Jessica started working at Dick's Sporting Goods where Christopher worked. At the beginning there were just some looks and a few "hellos". We still joke about the questions Jessica asked Christopher at the beginning as an excuse to talk to him. After a few weeks, maybe a month, Jessica sent Christopher a friend request on Facebook, he sent her a message and asked her out, and she promptly said yes. Our first date was at Applebees (we're fancy like that). Over the past 9 years we have lived in 5 cities and 2 states, travelled a ton together, even to Paris, got 2 dogs, had 2 beautiful daughters, and just really have worked together to build a life we love. It certainly hasn't always been easy and we've been through a lot but at the end of the day we chose each other and continue to choose each other every day.