Bill's Side: When I first saw Baby, she was on the phone standing in the parking lot, and I had said to my friends "She's talking to a guy", she came up to me and had said, "How do you know I'm talking to a guy?", I had said because of the smile on her face. At that moment I was taken back by how beautiful she was. Maria's Side: He was riding in the cold so he was bundled up in leather and a hat, all I could see were his eyes. The first thing I thought about was how his eyes looked like the ocean and how much I wanted to be there. He was so handsome and youthful.

Bill's Side: The first time we really met, just the two of us, I kept thinking, "wow this beautiful woman is coming to see me". Over time I got to know how strong and beautiful she was on the inside. She was the only one I had taken to meet my parents so soon, they liked her right away. I knew, I don't really know if there was an exact moment that it came to mind, I felt it and knew that I loved her. Maria's Side: It was the weekend of my birthday in 2016. Billy came home from work; we set out to take a long ride, and we stopped at a watering hole and sat near the river, watching beautiful yachts float by. After a few laughs and chit chat, out of nowhere, Billy says "Baby, I am taking you to Colorado to meet my parents." At that moment, I quietly said, "God help me." I was terrified because I did not want to fall in love, and no matter how much I tried not to, he made it hard to stop my feelings. It came so fast; I didn't expect him to take me to meet his family. I became nervous, unsure, and I felt " this is it," but then I started to push back for a while because I wasn't sure if this was something I wanted, but don't worry, it all worked out!

The very first time we met was in a parking lot at a local pub, Maria was eating dinner with her daughter Kalisha, and Bill was stopping while on a motorcycle ride with his friends. After about a week or two a mutual friend of ours, Pauly, contacted me through Facebook. Pauly was telling me all about Bill and how we should meet again. But we didn't meet in person right away, through Pauly Bill would ask questions, who would then ask them to me, I would answer and Pauly would give them to Bill. We were both just like, what the heck we aren't in high school. So we started messaging each other directly. After a month of messaging, he officially asked me out on St. Patrick's day. I was so nervous and was begging my daughter to come with me but she pushed me to go, thank goodness she did!