We met at a local bar where mutual friends were gathering from out of town. Some would say it was love at first sight. Others would say that's the tequila talking. Regardless, it was several weeks before Maeve finally agreed to a first date. Mad Mex was the spot, crowded between couples on either side. I think we can both agree it was the easiest first date either of us have ever been on. We spent the next couple years in Pittsburgh together before Maeve moved to Philadelphia for anesthesia school. In June of 2021, Carl proposed! Maeve moved back to Pittsburgh in the fall of 2021 and they have been living happily ever after with their puppy, Finnegan.