Alec and Kim both attended the Hawthorne Caballeros Drum & Bugle Corps Open House in November 2014 - Alec as a returning member and Kim as a new member. Months later, they formed a friendship that would outlast several relationships, competitions, rainy days, 115 degree days, the list goes on. Despite spending months of the off-season in separate states, their friendship persevered. In the Fall of 2018, Kim asked Alec to help instruct her marching band on Kent Island. They taught together and ended the day eating burgers and singing along to a live band at their now-favorite pub in their neighborhood. The next weekend, Alec invited Kim to join him at the PA Renaissance Faire. From then on, for many months Kim and Alec spent each and every weekend together traveling, eating, and enjoying each other's company. Now they reside on Kent Island with their two cats Tiger Lily and Socrates. 11.17.18 Alec asks Kim to "add a label" 12.17.20 Alec proposed 06.17.22 We say "I do"!