okay, cupid...

OKCupid. A free online dating website. That's where (how?) we met. (We know what you're thinking.)

Megan made the first "move," commenting on Doug's Scandinavian heritage and multitude of tattoos. Doug was intrigued that Megan offered to pay, and, once we decided to meet in person, it was at Five Star, a bar in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood of Chicago on October 12th, 2012. (Megan suggested that particular place because she knew it had a wide selection of whiskeys: Doug's favorite.)

We went from Five Star to Celtic Crossings (more on this later), and then to Galway Bay (where Doug introduced Megan to some of his friends, as well as to Lebatt Blue-- bold move!). Doug asked if he could see Megan again, and she suggested brunch the following day. We met up at The Fifty/50 for bloody marys, laughed all day long and, the rest, as they say, is history.