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It was a beautiful late summer day out on Lake Michigan. My company had chartered a boat, for a team outing to watch the Blue Angels practice for the upcoming Air and Water Show. The jets were fine, but our Boat Captain Brian was far more interesting! I wasn’t looking, but here he was; Handsome, charming and hilarious. It was an unexpected turn of events that day. Brian’s business partner, Captain Russell, happened to be the boyfriend of my friend and colleague Jessica. I said to Jessica - “so, what’s Brian’s deal? Is he single!?”. She laughed and told me he just asked the same thing about me, clearly we both felt those sparks : ) We scheduled a double date for the next weekend. That turned into a concert, movie nights, dinners and so many adventures in the last 4 years! In 2023 we bought a house in Lisle and became members at the Morton Arboretum. On another beautiful summer evening, during a concert in the park at the Arboretum, Brian got down on one knee and asked if we could make this thing official. And truly, I couldn’t think of a better way to spend forever… than by his side!

Kelly’s View: A meant to be “meet cute”

For someone that takes 100s of guests out on the water each year (most are bikini clad women)&nbsp;Kelly definitely stood out to me in her big hat,&nbsp;black turtleneck and black shorts.&nbsp;In all cases,&nbsp;I do not fraternize, compliment or otherwise give a passenger in my care a second thought. Kelly&nbsp;was out with her coworkers for an annual outing and one of her coworkers is a sailing friend of mine, Jessica (and my business partners girlfriend). I just had to mention to Jessica how impressed I was with Kelly,&nbsp;to which Jessica replied "she has a two year old". Having not really considered more than how delightful Kelly was,&nbsp;I replied " two year olds need love too". With no children of my own,&nbsp;at the age of 50 and no plans to do so,&nbsp;it was an odd comment from me, for sure,&nbsp;but really showed my cards early on.&nbsp;I was surprised to hear she had asked Jessica about me after our cruise.&nbsp;A double date was quickly proposed, and our first date could not have gone more swimmingly. Literally, we were swimming under the stars with the&nbsp;Chicago skyline and fireworks in the background... a warm August night anchored in Monroe harbor.&nbsp;Just the 4 of us,&nbsp;great music, great food and great company.&nbsp;Many sails and too many tales since, our greatest adventures still await us. Full steam ahead.

Brian’s View: Not losing the big catch! 

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