10.22.2023

Blake and Emilie met in the nursery at Northside Hospital. It was November 1997. Emilie was born on November 20th. Not even a day later, Blake made his appearance on November 21st. They met in the nursery, and the rest is history.

Our first date was at a Taco Mac. We spent 5 hours sitting in a booth talking and getting to know each other. By the end of the night, neither of us wanted to leave so Blake suggested we play the claw machine in the back of the restaurant. After swapping out for some singles, we made our way over and knew there was no chance of winning a stuffed prize. Sure enough, Blake won a little stuffed dog on the first try. It was so impressive and the dating "gods" definitely had his back that night.