Islander Middle School didn't know that for three years two kids who couldn't have been more different would eventually become good friends and ultimately husband and wife. It wasn't until high school that we starting spend time together as we volunteered at the Mercer Island library on the teen advisory board. One of us went there for the free books. The other for free pizza. Our friendship grew in high school but truly blossomed in college when we would call each other in the wee hours of the night and fall asleep on the phone together talking about the crazy antics we were both getting into. Upon Candace's return to Seattle for law school at Seattle University, we began dating and the rest is history.