On our first date, there were sparks...literally! It was an unseasonably warm 70° day in February 2017, and we had planned to grab drinks at Jacob's Pickles (a favorite Upper West Side spot). Fate had other plans, however, when the restaurant CAUGHT ON FIRE while Sean was waiting for Hali to get there (Hali was running late, as per usual). Everyone had to evacuate as flames rose and a thick plume of smoke filled the whole block. A four-alarm fire could have easily led to a disastrous date, but we made the best of it and sat outside at another restaurant down the street. We talked for hours under the romantic glow of flashing firetruck lights...and the rest is history! They were eventually able to put out the fire, but our love is still burning strong! Sean popped the question on another memorable February day in 2020 while on a trip to Nashville, TN for Hali's birthday. We now live happily together on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with our rescue dog, Tino.