James and Kristi met on August 19, 2017 at a fantasy football draft party hosted by Kristi's brother, Kevin. The two started talking about sports when they realized their mutual love for FC Bayern Munich and Bastian Schweinsteiger. James actually didn't believe Kristi really loved the team as much as she said, until she told him she had a Schweinsteiger jersey hanging in her closet. From there they were both pretty smitten, and talked about traveling and how they wanted to see the world. Kristi and James went on their first date on Friday, September 15, 2017 to Buffalo Wild Wings of all places and watched the Houston Astros play. Little did they know this would become their spot for dinner, drinks, and watching baseball (or soccer or football or basketball...) They knew from early on they had something special. James, Kristi, and James's daughter Savannah fit seamlessly into each other's lives as if they had always known one another. Their love of sports and travel has taken them on many adventures over the last year from Houston to Minneapolis, from Arlington to Los Angeles and so many in between. But the ultimate adventure came in August of 2018 when they planned a trip to Germany to bid farewell to Bastian Scheinsteiger at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Since their love of Bayern Munich is what initially drew them together, James knew this would be the perfect opportunity to propose! He planned it perfectly, mid-field at the Allianz Arena stadium tour the day before the match. The tour and the game were amazing and enjoying the rest of the trip as a newly engaged couple made for a perfect trip. James, Kristi, and Savannah cannot wait to officially come together as a family to share the rest of their lives together.