It was the very beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown when we matched on Bumble. Shortly after matching, Melissa moved to her parents house on Lake Winnipesaukee with her sister Jackie and best friend Kara. Even with the 2.5 hour ride and everything being shut down because of COVID, we still wanted to meet in person. On April 4, 2020 we found a halfway point and met in Hooksett, NH to go for an early morning hike with our dogs, Sprocket and Marty. A short hike in the woods turned into an entire day together. We decided to grab a few sandwiches and sit by a local pond we found. Before we knew it, 6 hours had passed, the sun was going down and a local police officer showed up to tell us we needed to leave because of the town COVID restrictions. The rest is history.....