Brad and I met one night at Blarney Stone Bar & Grill, in south county St. Louis. Neither of us lived in the south county area but were both out on a Saturday night with a couple of friends. I was with Lisa and her mom, Dona for a "last hurrah" before Lisa moved to Florida, Brad was out with Patrick, Chris, and some others visiting Big Mike who had worked there at the time. Lisa had us approach the guys for shots at the bar and that's when we all kept talking, drinking, and smoking cigarettes on the patio. Shortly after, bar time had hit and the guys invited us to keep the party going. Lisa's mom departed and we all went to a close apartment to continue to get loaded. After jamming out on the couch with a long hair blondie, the song "Blister in the sun" by Violent Femmes came on and Brad and I clicked more than I would ever imagine. I had to use the restroom after all of the booze, and he followed me upstairs and proceeded to grab me and passionately kiss me. The rest of the night was a hit, but once morning came then Big Mike gave Lisa and I a ride back to our cars. Before I left, Brad asked to take me to breakfast, if I drove. I told him I had to go and if he remembered my name and how it was saved in his phone then he could call me. That night I told him my long checklist of what I DIDN'T want in my next potential guy, and he had a lot of negative checks (haha!) but he still presued the connection & relationship. That Sunday, he found me in his phone as 'Jules baby squirrel'. That's another story in its own, but I wouldn't never take anything away from that night. We set up a date on that following Wednesday and have spent every day together since. I am so grateful for that night, never knowing what my future would hold bringing us to this point.