10 Years... About Damn Time

While they first met in college when attending Sonoma State, Chloe's academic pursuits led her to attend fashion school in San Francisco. It wasn't until later that they would reconnect while both living in the city. One of the first dates Dan took Chloe on was to a French restaurant called Chez Maman. He was quite nervous and definitely wanted to impress her, so he surprised her with flowers at the door and he remembers thinking how stunning she looked. They arrived at the restaurant just in time for their 8 o'clock reservation and he confidently told the hostess they had a reservation for two under Dupree. She scanned her book, looked up at them, and said "Are you sure you made a reservation here?" Dan began to sweat and said "Yes?" The hostess then explained that they were at Chez Maman and maybe Dan had mistaken the restaurant for Chez Papa... which was 20 minutes across town. In a controlled panic as to not alarm his date, Dan called and confirmed he had in fact brought Chloe to the wrong restaurant. They would eventually make it to the right place and because they were late, they got stuck with a table all the way in the back by the bathroom. After some nervous small talk, the two began to relax and had a wonderful evening. That was 9 years ago last November. It would be six months later on a stroll along The Embarcadero eating Belgian waffles that Dan would officially ask Chloe to be his girlfriend.