Technically, we met twice. Our first meeting was during Festival International de Louisiane in April 2015. Per Simon, we were introduced on the sidewalk downtown when our mutual friends ran into one another. Simon says that he was immediately captivated and totally forgot to ask for my number before parting ways. I don't remember this so there's a chance it didn't happen (ha!). Luckily for us, we ended up in downtown Lafayette once more and we met a second time. I was home from Houston for Thanksgiving and Simon didn't want to miss his second shot at getting to know me. This time he dove right in and introduced himself (again), and he finally got my number. The rest, as they say, is history. And here we are today...ready to wed!