Most folks probably know our story by now, as we met 7 years ago in Polish class. Chuck took the class for fun, despite his growing up speaking Polish at home, and Erin enrolled to connect with her grandfather's roots. We were paired up frequently because he had the vocabulary up his sleeve while she had learned the spelling and reading rules over the last year. Our study sessions developed into a best friendship and shortly after, a relationship. It then took us 3 years to once again live in the same city, as both of us were busy pursuing advanced degrees in our respective fields. Now Erin with her M. Ed. and Chuck with his PhD, we are ready to set aside the books (maybe) and begin creating our home and family unit together. We spent 10 years each in metropolitan settings (mostly Chicago, with some time in Milwaukee), biking from neighborhood to neighborhood, attending sporting events, and trying all sorts of delicious food. We have now moved out to the suburbs to begin a different kind of adventure!