Derrick and I met over our love for the Keys, we shared hours over the phone talking about previous trips, concerts we attended, places we had traveled and upcoming vacations, sharing all kinds of memories and the good times we had. Come to find out we actually had been in Key West at the same time and somehow never managed to cross each other’s paths on that small little island, we even attend some of the same concerts sitting in the same sections. Derrick was very persistent about trying to get me to come to his boat…. And finally after a few invites I finally said “I’m on my way” Our first “date” was spent in Marblehead Ohio. Where I got to meet two of Derrick’s good friends (Patrick and Amber) and we bar hopped for the night- by the end of the night Derrick and I had definitely had a connection. So much that he asked me to tag along on a trip over to Put-in-Bay the next morning. Well as any Lake Erie story would have it… our boat ride over was “sporty “ so it was a bit of a wild ride over, and low and behold a storm was rolling in. So one night turned into two as the island ended up with a severe thunderstorm and power went out. Luckily Derrick had friends (Aaron and Karissa) who opened up their house to let us crash, and ever since we have not spent a weekend apart🤍