We met at the Oakland International Airport, on the way to Las Vegas in December 2007. Since we knew some of the same people, we ran into each other a few times throughout the weekend, and even exchanged contact information. However, there was no immediate love connection. In fact, once the weekend ended, there was no connection at all for an entire year. In December 2008, we both attended an annual party of the mutual friend, who had helped introduce us at the airport when we first met. At the party, Marcus reintroduced himself, and began working to "kindle a flame". Contact information was exchanged, again, and we actually began connecting on a fairly consistent basis this time. In May 2009, we were both on vacation in Miami, separately, for Memorial Day Weekend. We ended up spending majority of the weekend together, and it was then that we realized we wanted to be more than just friends.