We had both heard a lot about each other through mutual friends long before we met. We connected at a friend's stand-up comedy show in Hollywood. At the bar afterwards, John concocted an excuse to separate from our group, and we left the bar together. We ended up at a private event down the street where John ran in to some co-workers. They told us if we hurried, we could get a picture with "it" before it was gone. A picture of what? Turns out we had inadvertently crashed a party celebrating the LA King's recent championship win and everyone was taking pictures with the Stanley Cup. We have a great photo with the Cup to commemorate our beginning. Only in Hollywood! The following four years included job changes, a move to the South Bay, acquiring our cat Bogey and many camping adventures, road trips and concerts. On our first European trip together last May, at the end of a whirlwind 11-day tour through Switzerland, Italy and the Czech Republic, John popped the question in our hotel in Zurich! It was a great end to our trip and a wonderful start to building our life together.