On a snowy, treacherous day in February, our friend Erin invited Jess (+ her mom who was in town) to meet her + Tommy for a drink on their way to see a show at Playhouse Square. The sparks didn't quite fly that cold night, but we continued to spend a lot of time together among mutual friends going to some of our favorite neighborhood spots + events. A few months later, we met up at the Mount Carmel Italian Festival. After a bowl of cavatelli (for her) + sausage sandwich (for him), a few hours of over/under, and bribing the carnival operator to let us on the kiddo dinosaur ride, the sparks did indeed fly. We went on our first official date two weeks later at Il Rione — and the rest is history.