Katie's side of the love story: Just like many love stories that began in the 2000s, we met online. It all started on an app called Bumble. I was quick to send Chris a message, and after a few days of the most important questions back and forth on messenger, "Who did you vote for in the election", and "do you like NASCAR?", Katie knew that her dad would be pleased that he liked NASCAR, so he passed the first test. We had our first date at Stella's, where I ordered a wine flight with dinner--which we laugh about to this day, because although I like wine, it's rather out of character for my frugal self. Chris must have been impressed enough with me to get past me running up his bill quickly on our first date, because he asked me out for a second time. He wasn't a cat person before we met, but has turned into the most amazing cat dad, and even rallied to keep Batcat who showed up in our yard around Halloween (yes, we now have THREE cats and a dog). Since meeting him in June of 2016, it's been an amazing adventure, and I wouldn't want anyone else by my side.