We met through Bumble. It was a first dating app experience for both of us and we are so blessed to have found each other. Our first date was brunch at La Duni in Dallas, Texas. The conversation flowed and three hours flew by. We hugged twice as we departed and we later admitted to each other that we knew right away with that first hug that this relationship was something special. Our first year was filled with memorable dates, beloved time with family and friends, the sale of the Carpenter family home with successive furniture and storage moves to five (yes, 5) different locations, a new joint homestead in a glass-filled high rise overlooking Klyde Warren Park in Uptown Dallas, two family weddings, a college graduation, a new job for Cindy, and lots of travel...Argentina, California, Colorado, Europe, Mexico and New York. We found and continue to find solace from our hectic lives with frequent weekend getaways to the beautiful Carpenter Farm in East Texas. Y'all gotta come visit us there. It's magical.