Mike and Alicia met the modern way: by swiping "right" on a dating app called "Bumble" in the summer of 2020. Alicia had just moved back to Kennesaw, GA from Miami, FL looking for a fresh start after a Covid-19 job layoff and Mike was living about 15 minutes away in Woodstock looking for Alicia :). Despite the pandemic being devastating for many people, a love story was unfolding. Their first date was on July 25th, 2020, at Camp's Kitchen and Bar in Marietta and the rest is history. Mike and Alicia share a love of sports, nature, traveling and family. They also enjoy spending time with friends and consider themselves brewery aficionados and foodies. Some highlights of where Mike and Alicia have traveled are Rochester, NY to visit Mike's family. Waco, TX to see the "Silos" (if you know you know). They love traveling to Florida, specifically Miami, and Palm Coast where they saw the Bills lose to the Dolphins and the Jaguars, respectively. But their favorite place in Florida is Panama City Beach where they enjoy vacationing with Alicia's family. The couple have been all over the state of Georgia with one of their favorite "getaway" spots being Blue Ridge in the North Georgia mountains. Mike proposed to Alicia on February 19th, 2023, in Blue Ridge, GA. It was a beautiful, crisp evening overlooking the mountains.