How We Met

Once upon a time Stephen adopted a dog from the Town Lake Animal Shelter (a labradoodle named Zeke) to befriend and occupy his other dog, a mentally retarded golden retriever named Sampson (see Sampson's popular YouTube video below!).

One of Zeke's littermates was also adopted by Stephen's good friends Danny and Susan. They named him "Brother". It's a weird name, we agree... Anyway, Danny and Susan discovered a dog training and dog day care business that they would bring Brother to every Friday named Buddy's Chance that was conveniently located really close to Stephen's house. Zeke loved every opportunity to play with his brother Brother, so Stephen began also bringing Zeke in to day care on Fridays...

Needless to say, the dog day care business was owned and run by Cara and is named after her rescued former racing greyhounds- Buddy and Chance. Zeke and Brother were/are little terrors when they get together, yet despite them trying to mess things up by making Cara want to kick them out of daycare several times, she didn't, and we eventually started dating and the rest is history...

One interesting note is that Stephen and Cara both grew up in New Jersey... Cara in Summit and Stephen in Westfield. The two towns are virtually adjacent yet had never met until they both ended up in Austin! Even weirder, Stephen's father and Cara's mother both grew up within a few blocks of each other in Jackson Heights, Queens (NYC)! Even weirdererer-er-er, Cara's sister Emily and Stephen's sister and brother (twins) all share the same birthday... December 3rd!