After a year of LuAnn (my mom) telling me that I needed to meet her new pastor, I finally gave in. Gail (my dad) invited George to the Lutheran High fundraiser for dinner. We sat across from one another and conversed throughout the evening. Fast forward to the candlelight service on Christmas Eve at St. Paul's. After the service concluded, George hugged me in the narthex, completely taking me by surprise. We talked for over an hour until we were the only people left in the building. January 22, 2022. Our first date. We met for coffee, and after two hours of chatting, we went to lunch. A couple hours later, we were sitting on the floor at Barnes and Noble looking through photography books. Needless to say, we were both looking forward to a second date.