We met through Lucy's stepsister Katie, who used to work with Dave. After a group lunch outing we started emailing each other. One night in February 2008, Lucy was out drinking with her friend Kathleen at Croxley's Bar on the lower east side. Dave joined later on, Kathleen left, and the two of us sat at the bar talking until the bartender kicked us out at 4am. We started dating for the next few months, and talked of traveling together, but Lucy was skeptical and wanted to take things slow. And then one fateful night... Cinco de Mayo 2008... Lucy was home alone and had an unfortunate slip and fall accident in the shower, cutting her leg severely. After calling 911, Lucy called Dave to tell him what happened. He took a taxi all the way to the Brooklyn ER from Washington Heights and brought her candy, water, and an iPod shuffle. He held her hand during the incredibly painful wound cleaning and even assisted the doctor with getting supplies to sew her leg up. While Lucy was in the hospital bed and Dave sat in a wheelchair next to her, they said "I Love You" for the first time. Dave cleaned her apartment and nursed her back to health. After that, Lucy told him she would travel with him anywhere he wanted to go. So the next month the two of them + Stu the Scar took off for Puerto Rico. That trip was the first of many more trips together; the latest adventure including our engagement in Lisbon, Portugal! The past 13 years we have been by each others' sides for all of the triumphs and challenges life has brought our way and we can't wait to celebrate this exciting new chapter with all of you!