While at work one evening, Ariel was walking by a donut shop (no jokes, please) when a beautiful woman inside caught his attention. He walked in and met LaDonna for the first time. With the first “Hi!” and a beautiful smile, she captivated him. He then requested a hot chocolate so LaDonna made him a “special” hot chocolate and they spoke for the first time. It was during this time and the next several weeks that they learned that they had many similarities, from having graduated high school the same year, growing up in New Haven, and having many mutual friends. Both are parents, so both had many stories to share about that as well. They found each other spending more and more time together, simply talking and getting to know each other better. As several weeks passed, they began dating and the rest, as they say, is history!