Our story really began in a gym in Maple Grove, where Steph had been playing open-gym adult volleyball after finishing her senior season in college. Adam, while coaching a boys club team in the same facility, eventually joined the revelry on the other side of the gym. Steph invited him to play on the same team during his first venture over. But let’s skip to the first date, a few months later.

During a rainy Gopher softball game that included a few delays, the date lasted a little longer than planned. We waited it out under the bleachers (calm down... we were sheltering from the rain with others attending the game) until the game eventually resumed. Conversation was flowing and Steph began telling an animated story about her experiences working in childcare, and while she was showing Adam a perfect example of a small child running with airplane arms... she went down. Hard. We're talking feet straight out from under you without warning. Adam’s concern quickly turned into laughter after realizing she was not hurt, and to her credit, took it in stride and handled the playful teasing that followed.

This experience definitely contributed to Adam's interest knowing Steph didn’t take herself too seriously and could take some sarcasm and razzing ;)

The date lasted about 6 or 7 hours in total after the rain and a walk to the local watering hole. It was filled with free flowing conversation on topics that most would not recommend on a first date, lots of laughing, and a couple adult beverages.

Wedding Party