We met like any normal couple did in 2016...on a dating app. It was Andrew's clever wordsmithing that caught Kate's attention, and Kate's magnificent dog, Kiki, that caught Andrew's. Each being single dog-parents, it only made sense for their first date to take place at the Lawrence Off-Leash Dog Park. As Andrew so eloquently put it, "at least if we don't like each other, we can like each other's dogs"...clearly a win-win. Andrew showed up in a casual button-up shirt, nice dark jeans, and vintage leather boots - very well dressed. Kate was a little more practically dressed in a t-shirt, shorts, and tennis shoes. Macy, Andrew's dog, was an exceptional date-dog. She was sweet, friendly, obedient, patient...an absolutely sweetheart. Kiki, on the other hand, said "hi" and then darted off into the tall grass running around without a care in the world and complete disregard for her mother's commands. They followed her through muddy trails, across rivers (where she proudly caught an already dead fish), into tall grass, and watched as she rolled around in muddy summer puddles. Kate was mortified and couldn't apologize enough for making Andrew trek through mud and water when he was so well dressed. Being the awesome, up-for-anything guy he is, Andrew thought it was great and fell in love with Kiki's free spirit. Their second date was agreed upon before leaving the dog park, and they've been a happy little family ever since.