“We met working at Fleming’s Steakhouse in 2001. I was a server there and Kelli started bartending that winter.” “We were working there to put ourselves through school. I was in my master’s program for Counseling, and Kevin was studying Graphic Design.” “One of Kelli’s friends, who I’d worked with at the restaurant since 1999, actually tried to set us up the summer before Kelli started, but Kel was seeing someone else at the time.” “When I saw him, I was so attracted to him right away, but he was 5 years younger so I said I’d never date him.” “On nights that I worked and Kelli was training, I’d always be stopping by at the end of a shift when she was tasting the menu and learning the wines. I’d be dropping knowledge about wine and artisan cheese trying to get on her radar. I was in woodworking at school at the time, so I’d volunteer to fix a bar cabinet or refinish a water-damage door on nights off that I knew she was working too.” “Several of my female friends who worked there said, ‘Kevin is one of the nicest guys. He’s so smart and respectful to women —you should totally give him a chance and go on a date with him!’ I took their advice and when he asked me out I said yes. By our third date I WAS IN LOVE!!!! #soulsofsandiego #love #marriage (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB4NhCUBfxg/?igshid=1ire3jhkgi8i5