We met at Pictured Rocks Golf Course on the third of July, when Richard was golfing with friends and I was there for live music with my family. My dear friend Natale broke the ice between our parties, and not too long after that Richard and I hit it off. First, on our mutual understanding that the left leg would be the most optimal limb to lose -- but not too long after, on our mutual love for snow and our realization that we shared the same birthday! Richard returned to Detroit and I returned to Chicago, but we kept in touch and had our first date "half-way" with a picnic at the Warren Dunes State Park, about a month later. As they say, the rest is history!