Peter caught my attention the first time he walked through the door into lab. I was drawn to his laid back demeanor and impressed with his speed on the track. He is humble, authentic, kind, smart and my favorite human on this planet. -Shelby I always saw Shelby as the upper classman I never had a shot with. That was of course until my Junior year when we were biochemistry lab partners and ran track together. As soon as I saw I could make her laugh I knew there was hope, then the rest is history - Peter

We fell in love when we were young, dumb & broke. Four years later on a hike at the peak of Case Mountain overlooking Hartford & Tolland county, the place we had made home, Peter proposed. A few years older, 1.33 graduate degrees wiser and a little less broke, we’re ready to tie the knot.