It was just before the ball dropped on New Years Eve 2015 when Bill and Devika first laid eyes on each other. While their groups of friends in Chicago overlapped almost entirely, they had somehow never met previously. Afterwards, it seemed as though they couldn't go anywhere without running in to one another. Once Bill gained the courage and made his move, their first date was planned at Sushi Dokku. A couple of Sapporos later and 45 minutes of waiting... Devika arrived fashionably late. Those minutes spent waiting faded into mere seconds as they talked, ate, and laughed for hours on end. As the wait staff pushed them out the door at closing, they both knew this was something special. After 5 years, a new condo, and new pup... Bill finally proposed on a sunset cruise in Barcelona and their next chapter began!