We met at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI, but did not reconnect until after Tessa graduated and we realized her new job in the Chicago suburbs would be down the street from Richard's. We soon went out for drinks and our friendship slowly turned into something more.
Richard proposed to Tessa on the night we moved into our new home together in Bucktown, Chicago. He told her to go to the fridge and grab the champagne to celebrate being homeowners...in the fridge was a bottle of champagne and an engagement ring. When she turned around, Richard was already down on one knee!