On a snowy night in November in 2019, we each arrived at Arlington Ale House to celebrate the engagement of our dear, mutual friends, the Sheers, who quickly sat us both down at a table to introduce ourselves to each other. We happily humored them. We then happily stayed at that same table as the party went on, wrapped up, cleared out, and even until the bartender made last call! Pleasantly surprised at how well this match was made, we exchanged numbers, made plans for dinner and a movie the following week, et cetera et cetera; then, two years later, we were engaged in the midst of a pumpkin patch, photographed by the same dear friends who sat us down at a table to meet for the first time.