Jill grew up in Gainesville, Florida, a Gator to the core. She graduated from UF in 2002 and moved to south Florida for her first job. She wasn't thrilled by the location, but she was assured there would be opportunities elsewhere within the company.
Jeff grew up, for the most part, in Atlanta, Georgia. A Yellow Jacket from birth, he graduated from Georgia Tech in 1999 and moved to south Florida for his first job as well. His plan was to give Florida a try for at least a year. "At least a year" will be eight years this summer!
One of Jill's co-workers when she first moved to south Florida was Jeff's roommate at the time, and so we were introduced. Over the next few years, we spent lots of time with common friends and, increasingly, each other. In April of 2004, Jeff finally asked Jill out on a date. Our relationship grew over the next two years, and (despite a few growing pains) Jeff proposed in March of 2006. We were married on November 4, 2006, at First Christian Church of Boca Raton, Florida.
Married life has been good so far, and quite busy. Home improvement projects started even before the engagement and are still going on. Fortunately a lot of that has tapered off, and we have more time to spend on things like travelling, sports (volleyball every week), and various areas of service at our church.