Melissa and I met at Jennifer Thomas' birthday party in August 2022. I was taken by her smile and her eyes. She overlooked my sandals and decided to give me a shot! Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of both of us at the party - just this one after I had left.

Soon we were seeing each other as much as we could - introducing each other to our friends and family. Every other weekend and each Thursday became "date night".

In March 2023 we took our first "birthday" trip - mine is March 13th, her's is April 5th. Hopefully, we'll be able to make this an annual tradition.

In late June/early July 2023, Melissa and Grace joined me and my family in Italy (Florence and Rome) - my family being Jackie, Sydney, my mom Vive, sister Angie, her kids Luke and Maya, my brother Chad and his son Logan. We all had a hot blast!

Over Thanksgiving 2023, Melissa and I stayed in New York at the Lexington and went out to visit her parents and childhood home on Long Island.

In March 2024, 2nd of the annual "birthday" trips, we went to Barcelona, Spain, with a day trip to Montserrat. We're getting good at travel!