How We Met

"Men are like wine -- some turn to vinegar, but the BEST improve with age. "
~ Pope John XXIII

Luke and I owe our future marriage to a bottle of Argentinian Gascon Malbec. It was March 2008, and Southern Wine and Spirits held a wine tasting for BevMo employees across San Diego. 

I had just approached the Malbec table to have my first taste of Gascon, when a really cute boy held out his glass next to me to have himself a pour. He flashed me a toothy smile and asked, "How do you like the wine?" I returned his smile and commented on how I enjoyed it. 

When the tasting ended, our BevMo gang decided to continue our exploration of libation at Ballast Point Brewery in Mira Mesa. A few glasses of beer in a belly full of wine created the perfect recipe for honest conversation. Sooner then later, Luke asked me the question that would begin it all, "We should hang out sometime...". 

I gave him my number.

And...

Timing his call for a perfect not-too-eager-but-still-interested 5 days later, Luke left me a message on St. Patrick's day.

And we never looked back.

Mainly, because if we did, we would find embarrassing pictures like this...

...and especially this... 

*sigh*

We were so young back then. Pink shirts and throwin' the deuces... /facepalm