Who would have thought that the worst time in recent human history that the best thing ever could have happened. The world was on lock-down, yet… we still met. It was Bear hunting season ( September) 2020. Brian was up in the mountains waiting for a big black bear to come his way in the wild. While he ended up getting a bear he also ended up finding was a short Italian girl online. We immediately “matched”. Maria looked through Brian’s photos most of which were of him hunting and fishing. It was at that point Maria asked a very important question that would determine the rest of their relationship. “ So you hunt?” “Yes” Brian replied , wondering if she would be like the other, over the top, hunter-hating chicks. But Maria proceeded “ do you share your back straps?” YES, Maria would go on to be Brian’s forever “ blackstrap digger”, hunting buddy, fishing buddy, and forever love.