Beth

Dan would tell you just to go watch "When Harry met Sally" and you would know our story.   Dan and I first met through a mutual friend at a homecoming dance in October of 1995.  Two weeks later I moved with my family from Illinois to Arizona.   Fast forward to the summer of 1996... That same mutual friend came to visit me and to see a concert here in Arizona.  Dan was always up for a road trip and a concert, so he came along.  This was really the first time we got to know each other.  We spent a lot of time together, and really enjoyed each others company.  From this point on, Dan and I built a friendship and spent a good portion of our time talking on the phone.   In December of 1997, Dan came to Arizona to spend Christmas and New Year's with me.  Looking back, I am pretty sure it was this trip where we fell in love.  Had it not been for the distance between us, we would have started dating then.   The next 10 years saw lots of changes for both of us, but through it all, we maintained a friendship.  Finally, in May of 2007, Dan and I were both living in Arizona and decided to put an end to the what-if's we had for many years.  On May 5th, we went on our first date and have been inseparable ever since.   When deciding on a date for the wedding, it seemed only natural to celebrate our marriage on the same day it all began.  We will be getting married on our 5th anniversary.