It was a cold night in February, I hadn’t really wanted to go out but my friends insisted I “go out and meet some new people” and my friend (who happened to be a mutual friend actually) invited me to a superbowl party so I reluctantly accepted. Thank goodness I did 🤪 now…other than some *other events outside (poor Steve…didn’t know his name yet) Steve and I met over a quart of delicious homemade chocolate and vanilla ice cream that he had made for the Super-bowl XLVII party that he and his friends were throwing at the time. Without knowing who he was or what his name was, I declared that we were now married due to how utterly delicious his homemade ice cream was and called him my “hubby” to which he insisted he wanted a “divorce” since he didn’t know who I was. I continued throughout that night stating I would never give him a divorce and even intermittently in our years of friendship, I would refer to him as my “hubby” which probably should’ve been a sign (but we were blind to it for quite some time 🤣). Steve was quite spicy with his attitude which I loved and had such a confidence about him, that it was hard to not notice the ease in which he engaged with those in the room. Needless to say I think I fell for him well before I knew it, but we stayed friends within our friend group while life happened separately for us both during that time. We became closer friends that led to truly (not in that cliche, romanticized kinda movie way) best friends a few years prior to the pandemic and realized the love we had for one another wasn’t simply one of friendship…it was one of the romantic kind. The kind of love that challenges you to be truly seen by yourself and one another and with that also allows space for you both to exist as individuals within the relationship 💕…needless to say the pandemic cemented both our like and our love of one another therefore what could’ve been a more difficult time was a time that we really came together as a blended family. We put a lot of effort into connecting with one another and learning what blending meant for us as Steve entering into mine and Elliana’s little family unit and us entering his! With all of those important pieces moving so well, we knew we were all ready for the next step in our lives together. We are so grateful to the universe and for the growth we have both personally done for aligning in such a way that it brought us to this moment in time. Cheers to sitting on a porch in rocking chairs, being grumpy old happy people one day together Stephen!!!