The Woman Who Started It All

You might not be aware of how Shawn and I met so I'll tell you. We were set up on a blind date. I was living with a friend, Jodi, who was a personal trainer and she became really good friends with a woman in our neighborhood that she trained. This woman's name is Danelle. Danelle would have us over for dinner all the time. She was in the middle of moving to North Carolina and her husband was already there. We'd hang out all night long. Danelle through getting to know me really wanted to set me up with her husband's cousin Shawn. She talked about how similar our personalities were and how much she wanted us to meet. She even had her brother-in-law and me over for dinner at the same time so she could have him, Aaron, talk Shawn into letting her set us up. Aaron and Danelle worked their magic and here we are, an eternal family with our second child on the way.

Sadly, Danelle did move. Only after Shawn and I had our second date. She had never even seen us together...until a few weeks ago. She and her family came to town and we had a family dinner on Sunday and then Monday while Shawn was at work I hung out with them all day long. We went to lunch, went to Sundance and rode the lift and had a great time. Danelle's daughter Mariah was the photographer for the day so here are a few shots.