It was a chance meeting created by a mutual friend. Kate was meeting her friend for a drink after work and Steven was meeting that friend for a Cubs game later that night. Those plans overlapped on the rooftop of the Plymouth Bar in the Loop and Steven knew fairly quickly that he wanted to ask Kate out on a date. Lucky for him that mutual friend deemed him worthy of Kate's attention and gave him Kate's phone number. It took a week for Steven to muster up the courage to text Kate but the rest is history. A first date involving a bookstore and beers would set the tone for the rest of our lives. Since then, countless books, breweries, and a furry best friend named Barley have created a life for us in Chicago.