After countless right and left swipes, a cute girl on a stairway in a quaint European-looking town catches Adam’s eye. Nearby, Jill sees a photo of a dad and his daughter and sees the type of man she is seeking. Both swipe right. A match is made. But in the world of Bumble, it is up to Jill to make the first move. She opens with a political question much to his delight. A conversation ensues and they spend an entire Sunday texting. They arrange a date at The Boqueria. She walks in to see this man drenched with sweat from the DC summer heat. A pitcher of sangria later, the sweating still has not ended, but strangely, neither has the attraction. Adam suggests he walk her home, and after a beautiful stroll through DC, they find themselves in front of her building. To her hopeful surprise, he goes in for a good night kiss, and, in spite of all that sweat, a relationship is born.

Months later, Adam suggests, and Jill readily agrees to a 40th birthday trip to Paris along with Adam’s daughter, Mia. Jill has suspicions about ulterior motives since they were already talking engagement. She repeatedly grills him about this, but Adam persists and reveals only that the question would be popped that year. He convinces her that the trip is all about her birthday. And just like that, a plan is hatched, the ring is hidden in luggage, and off they go on a Parisian birthday adventure. On the first night of the trip, they visit the Eiffel Tower. After getting off the first elevator, Mia is reluctant to go to the top and refuses to budge. But, daddy has a surprise in his pocket. He pulls Mia aside, shows her the ring, and lets her know just how important it is that they make it to the top. The tears dry up, a small gift shop bribe is procured, and they take the next elevator to the top. Adam drops to one knee and asks the question which brings us here today.

As of September 2021, we are happy to share that our beautiful baby boy, Daxton Marcus, was born.