It's safe to say that Mark & I have completely different versions of this story depending on which one you ask. Mark tends to leave out significant details to make things a little more "interesting" or maybe just to embarrass me. Anyway, it's all in good fun so here's to it. Mark & I are both from Northern Michigan. Mark grew up in Lake Ann with a cottage in Cedar on Lime Lake. He went to Traverse City West & graduated in 2009. He went on to complete flight school through the Northwestern Michigan College aviation program. Mark currently flies for American Eagle/Envoy & intends to flow to American Airlines in the near future. I was raised in Elk Rapids & grew up spending time on my family's boat typically in Elk Rapids, Charlevoix, or Northport. I graduated from Elk Rapids High School in 2012 & went on to study Political Science at Grand Valley State University. I worked for the United States House of Representatives for four years before just recently joining the family business with my mom, dad, brother & sister. It wasn't until after Mark & I met that we realized how many times our paths may have crossed but we never knew it. Small towns in a small world! So here it is, the long awaited but not so interesting "how we met" story. Mark's high school buddy was dating my best friend. I was in Chicago with her, Mark's friend & another friend of his for the Lions v. Bears football game. Chicago is also Mark's main hub & he had a lost day. Mark's buddy invited him to go out with us that night. Long story short, after many bad "dad" jokes, me dragging him to the top of the Willis Tower (because the pilot is scared of heights) & what some would consider an interrogation (me, I'm the one who was being interrogated), things just clicked. In a short period of time, we realized we shared similar goals, call Northern Michigan home & love spending time with friends & family. So, we look forward to sharing more with you all in September! - Taylor