Online dating is usually horrible. In April 2017 we found the exception. After a few weeks of talking online, Will skipped an Irish session and Elyse took a day off of half marathon training to go out to dinner on a Thursday night. Dinner turned into three hours of conversation which then turned into many more dates! After a spring of picnics and small southern Vermont mountains, Elyse decided to test if Will was a keeper by bringing him along on some crazy hiking adventures (5 ADK high peaks makes for a good day trip, right?). He passed with flying colors! Since then the crazy has continued with yearly backpacking trips for daylight savings weekends, lots of music, long hikes on the Appalachian Trail and lots of projects to turn our cabin into a year round cozy home.