In the darkest days of the COVID pandemic, after we had finally been vaccinated, His hinge profile spoke to me… it said “dating me is like…1996” ‘96 was a great time, a simpler time, and it caught my attention. Our first date at Pabu was incredibly fun, and we proceeded to shut down restaurants all over SF and the peninsula talking and laughing late into the night. 6 months later, I met his 3 wonderful children, and the rest is history!
After our trip to Japan, Dennis took me on a spontaneous trip to Sonoma, to our favorite winery Passalacqua. Our buddy, Colin escorted us to a beautiful pagoda overlooking the vineyard. We walked out into the vineyard, Denny put his arms around me, told me how much I mean to him, and the kiddos, and asked me to marry him. Ever the maverick, he bucked tradition and didn’t take a knee, opting to hold me in his arms instead ❤️.