Dennis and I first met in 2004 after he claims that I grabbed his butt in a bar in Bowling Green, OH where I was living at the time. Being the respectable woman that I am, I'm not sure I believe this version of the events but for the sake of the story, we'll go with it;) We very happily dated for a few months but parted ways as we both still had some growing up to do. Fast forward 14 years to 2018, and we unexpectedly reconnected on Linkedin of all places. After catching up via e-mail and a few nervous (for me) phone conversations, we decided to meet up for lunch and the rest is history (it doesn't hurt that he took me to Campus Pollyeyes for stuffed breadsticks and my very first sour beer...). We dated long distance for more than two years before getting engaged in May 2020 when he very sweetly proposed at sunset next to the Maumee River in Grand Rapids, OH. Later that year, and much to his dismay, I finally convinced him to leave Toledo and move to Cleveland (the obviously far superior city...) In August 2020, we purchased our first home together in Bay Village and have since spent every waking minute unexpectedly renovating just about every square inch. They say that living through a renovation is one of the hardest things you can go through as a couple but so far we have come out on the other side (mostly) unscathed :) Cheers to a happy and healthy 2022 for all of us! We can't wait to celebrate with you and finally make it official!