One chilly evening circa December of 2017, a Christmas Gathering was coordinated by Bowdoin Alumni, Bryan Rosata (Rosie), a good friend of the OConnor family (due to his time as a roommate with the oldest OConnor brother Kevin) and a good friend of the Riley family due to his time playing puck with the Riley brothers. Brian OC, a connoisseur of Christmas party celebrations, decided to join for a pleasant evening of moderate consumption, slicked back hair, white turtlenecks, and ugly Christmas sweaters. Katie, also a Christmas party connoisseur, attended with a group of Bowdoin girls, anticipating a fun night out and a pleasant evening of visiting with alumni that she hadn't seen in awhile. As the Christmas Party began, Katie was quickly approached by an unfamiliar gentleman in a turtleneck, scally cap, and the ugliest Christmas sweater she had ever seen. His first line "Where would you like to go for our first date?". Katie, confused, taken-off guard, and unprepared for a question so blunt, agreed to dinner at Ward 8 in Boston, thinking- at the very least, it was a charitable way to give back to the gentleman wearing a women's TJ Maxx Turtleneck. Little did she know, she had just agreed to a first date with her future husband and the rest is history.