Bee

Meaningful connections is where I thrive - ­friends, colleagues, business associates, community activists, even strangers ­ I connect the dots.  Life is a delicious puzzle and I enjoy fitting the pieces together.  Whether its a calendar, a budget, a DNA strand, a wine cellar, or a shopping list,­ I have an App, article, TED talk or book that will help make more relevant connections.  I am an atypical stereotype; I know every word of Annie and can change an electrical outlet.   I watch Golden Girls and drink dark Beer.  It takes too long to explain my career, so I don’t.  I just make sure people stay connected to their important goals. 

Carlo and I crossed paths so many times before our first date, but timing is everything.  Being the efficiency maven that I am, I was giddy at Carlo's response time to my invitation for brunch, and his suggestion of a second date (the next day) before we concluded our first.

Cee

I make a living designing experiences for people. I get the biggest kick out of solving problems and seeing that I’ve made someone happy because of something I’ve created. The connections I make with people are valuable to me which is why my family and my friends are most important in my life.

I dance to feel free, I sing to feel my soul, and I  take photographs to feel the world around me.  As a matter of fact, my visions and my memories both manifest themselves in little freeze-frame moments. 

I still have that mental photograph of the first time I met Bryan particularly because I remember just zooming in on his face and those big blue eyes. The rest was a beautiful blur. It took three years from that moment to our first date but it was well worth the wait. I may have zero game, but I am all heart.

We

On a fresh turn to a New Year in NYC we ate a 4-hour brunch, then took a long walk around lower Manhattan.  Bryan may have asked Carlo out first, but Carlo asked Bryan out for a second date during the first.  We didn’t know then….But, maybe we did.  Two apartments became one.  East Coast became West.  Four years became 4 legs of a furry 12 lb baby Brooklyn.  And We became "Us." Amongst the things we are most proud to call "Us:" ­ romance, health, respect, family, friends, travel, wine, cooking, exploring, changing, helping, learning, choosing "Us."