With a wisp of serendipity, Madeline and Dan found each other at Rice University, clueless to how their lives would change forever. Classes and lab work brought the two into physical proximity, and their sense of connection flourished rapidly. Friendship became relationship, and this became love. After 3 prosperous years of joy and affection, Dan proposed to Madeline deep in the woods of Eastern Texas. They have two beautiful puppies and one surly hedgehog.