We share several mutual friends, but Sarah Bennett is our strongest connection. Seven years ago we crossed paths at NYE's, celebrating Mel and Ryan Holten's birthdays. We went about our lives, lived a mile apart for years and five years later, we found one another. Our first date fell on Friday, October 13th~ yep. We agreed to meet at Barrio in St. Paul for margaritas, chips, guacamole, and tacos. Everything was easy, and FUN, Barrio turned into drinks at Sweeneys, a ride in the 1986 Regal and 2Pac's greatest hits. After the first date, unbeknownst to one another, we shared news of this new person with our respective families. Jocelyn, busy with Fall soccer season, snuck off for two days to meet her new nephew, Otto, in Newport, RI. Ethan drove north to Johnson Country and spent MEA week at the family cabin on Little Sand Lake duck hunting, sauna'ing, fishing, enjoying the peace of northern Minnesota. Nine days, several texts and a phone call or two later, we had our second date and the rest is history. Truly though, the '86 Regal sealed the deal.