There is some argument as to when Adam and Mariah actually met. Adam believes he met Mariah with a group of her friends during her first year of vet school. She recalls meeting him at the beginning of 2nd year at a local wine and beer store. Adam grew up in Harrogate, Tennessee, where Mariah attended veterinary school. Adam was able to win Mariah over by entertaining her with hikes and dinner dates in what most people would call a low key town. When Mariah interviewed for veterinary school. her mother told her that LMU was the right place. She said that God told her that Mariah would go there and find her Husband there. God was right. :)