Paul and Giselle met during a mediation competition in law school in March 2014. Paul studied at a California law school that visited Chicago for the competition that Giselle's Chicago law school was hosting. In mediation competitions, there are three people to a team; one mediator, one attorney and one client. Paul and Giselle both played clients and it happened to be a story line about two siblings fighting over a farm (the script is framed in our house). They locked eyes and that was it. The flirting was kept to a minimum during the competition itself but they did not stop talking that day or night. After that, the long distance relationship started...

After the competition, Paul went back to California and waited three whole days (!!!) before he called Giselle. She is too much of an angel to be angry and quickly forgave him for not calling right away. Paul is a lucky guy ;) They talked and texted during the days and got to know each other really well, really fast. They soon realized that long distance was not enough for them and that they wanted more out of their relationship. But where would they live? Paul made a good argument for the fantastic sun in California but Giselle did not want to leave Chicago. So Paul moved to Chicago in January 2015, right when the worst of the cold front was rolling in. It was a great welcome for him. The first four months, they staid in a studio apartment close to Giselle's school before they finally had enough and moved to an area called Lincoln Park in Chicago. That new place ended up being where they started their married life together...