Our meet story goes back 40 years when Eric's dad, Greg, and Cecilia's Uncle Bobby became best friends. When we were kids, Eric and his brothers were at many Pershyn family events, but we didn't get to know each other much because the Gima boys were always busy playing catch to avoid the gaggle of intimidating Pershyn girls. Fast forward 20 some years, we met again at one of the Gima's famous Beach Bash parties. At night Eric was dancing with his mom to the live band and we ended up dancing together. We went night swimming and found a quiet place on the beach where the hours melted away as we talked. We went on our first date a few weeks later!