The story of Greg and Bridget truly begins at an International Dinner Club in University City circa 1970. Bridget's maternal grandparents, John and Jane McCarthy, created a monthly dinner club of six couples which Greg's paternal grandparents, Bernie and Pat Moore, soon joined. They enjoyed preparing and serving meals in each other's homes for nearly 30 years as they sent their children to Christ the King school. Greg's father Tom was one year ahead of Bridget's mother Mary in school.

The families remained close friends throughout the years. The McCarthys are among the founding members of the Downtown St. Patrick's Day Parade and the Moores have participated for generations. It was at a parade event where Tom first suggested to Bridget that she meet Greg. Despite only having a vague recollection of the guy, she agreed. (More than a bit of liquid bravado may have influenced this decision) They two met on a Wednesday at Blueberry Hill, he called her audacious and they have been inseparable ever since.

Together, this intrepid couple has explored: the Virgin Islands, San Francisco, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Barcelona, Santiago de Compostela, and most of southern Ireland.

Greg currently works as a PE certified environmental engineer at Environmental Resource Management. Bridget has been employed with Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolatiers for over five years.

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