We first met at a lively neighborhood tavern in Jersey City called Brightside Tavern. I was part-timing as a bartender and Brent was a patron. He came in for dinner on January 1st 2017 and he closed the bar with me. I was moving my belongings from storage to a new apartment in Hamilton Park the next day and he offered to help me move, which oddly enough, I accepted. We became fast friends. Our first date, a few months later, was a full day in NYC. We had brunch at The Malt House downtown and walked the city. We ended up in Tribeca at the Roxy which had a live jazz band (my favorite music, but nothing new for the NYC scene) and it was magical. We continued our city exploration and went to my favorite spot in NYC, Swing46, a swing dance spot on Restaurant Row before calling it a night. It was a day to remember.