Caroline

Joel, this is Caroline.

And as I'm approaching my car, Joel kind of almost running out, comes out to me. It was like, hey, I just wanted to say goodnight to you. I know that you're new in town, so I wanted to give you my business card and let you know that if you ever needed to be showed around town or if you wanted a tour of the city, let me know. And I said, I don't need to be shown around this town.

And as I'm approaching my car, Joel kind of almost running out, comes out to me. It was like, hey, I just wanted to say goodnight to you. I know that you're new in town, so I wanted to give you my business card and let you know that if you ever needed to be showed around town or if you wanted a tour of the city, let me know. And I said, I don't need to be shown around this town.

And as I'm approaching my car, Joel kind of almost running out, comes out to me. It was like, hey, I just wanted to say goodnight to you. I know that you're new in town, so I wanted to give you my business card and let you know that if you ever needed to be showed around town or if you wanted a tour of the city, let me know. And I said, I don't need to be shown around this town.

I grew up here, so I have no need for a tour guide.

I grew up here, so I have no need for a tour guide.

I grew up here, so I have no need for a tour guide.

I just took the business card and got in my car. I drove home that night and my mom was waiting up for me. She was like, oh, I'm just so relieved you're home safely. I'd been waiting up. I couldn't sleep. How was the evening? And the first words out of my mouth before anything were, I met the man I'm going to marry.

I just took the business card and got in my car. I drove home that night and my mom was waiting up for me. She was like, oh, I'm just so relieved you're home safely. I'd been waiting up. I couldn't sleep. How was the evening? And the first words out of my mouth before anything were, I met the man I'm going to marry.

I just took the business card and got in my car. I drove home that night and my mom was waiting up for me. She was like, oh, I'm just so relieved you're home safely. I'd been waiting up. I couldn't sleep. How was the evening? And the first words out of my mouth before anything were, I met the man I'm going to marry.

And my mom sat there in silence and then she stared at me and her next response was, Jesus Christ, it better not be a cop. And I just started laughing. I went to bed and I fell asleep for a couple hours. And when I woke up, I rolled over and I had Joel's business card on my nightstand and I picked up the phone. This is 1998. I used my parents' landline.

And my mom sat there in silence and then she stared at me and her next response was, Jesus Christ, it better not be a cop. And I just started laughing. I went to bed and I fell asleep for a couple hours. And when I woke up, I rolled over and I had Joel's business card on my nightstand and I picked up the phone. This is 1998. I used my parents' landline.

And my mom sat there in silence and then she stared at me and her next response was, Jesus Christ, it better not be a cop. And I just started laughing. I went to bed and I fell asleep for a couple hours. And when I woke up, I rolled over and I had Joel's business card on my nightstand and I picked up the phone. This is 1998. I used my parents' landline.

called his work and I left a voicemail for him. I said, hey, it's Caroline. I don't need a tour guide, but if you ever want to get together sometime, let me know. And within 20 or 30 minutes, my parents' house line rang. And after I said hello, the first words out of his mouth were, what took you so long to call me?

called his work and I left a voicemail for him. I said, hey, it's Caroline. I don't need a tour guide, but if you ever want to get together sometime, let me know. And within 20 or 30 minutes, my parents' house line rang. And after I said hello, the first words out of his mouth were, what took you so long to call me?

called his work and I left a voicemail for him. I said, hey, it's Caroline. I don't need a tour guide, but if you ever want to get together sometime, let me know. And within 20 or 30 minutes, my parents' house line rang. And after I said hello, the first words out of his mouth were, what took you so long to call me?

He was a trooper with it. I mean, he was very coldly greeted by my parents. My sisters were incredibly amused by the fact that I had just met this person on a ride-along, and I was inviting him over for Sunday dinner. And so, you know, they were giddy and giggly about it.

He was a trooper with it. I mean, he was very coldly greeted by my parents. My sisters were incredibly amused by the fact that I had just met this person on a ride-along, and I was inviting him over for Sunday dinner. And so, you know, they were giddy and giggly about it.

He was a trooper with it. I mean, he was very coldly greeted by my parents. My sisters were incredibly amused by the fact that I had just met this person on a ride-along, and I was inviting him over for Sunday dinner. And so, you know, they were giddy and giggly about it.

And I should clarify, I mean inseparable as we could be with regards to his schedule. He worked four days on and had three days off. And the four days that he worked on were 10-hour shifts at night.