Anniversary Date: October 14, 2006

Love Story: We "met" when Nikki was a freshman in 1998. Mark had already graduated but was a trainer and Nikki played basketball. We didn't actually know each other though since Nikki didn't spend much time in the training room that year. We didn't officially meet until years later, 2004 at a MLC homecoming. A mutual friend introduced us and we starting talking and hung out together that afternoon but then went our separate ways. A month later we ran into each other again, this time exchanging phone numbers. That following weekend Nikki was having a housewarming party in her recently purchased house. Mark came over to help decorate and get set up for the party. That house eventually became our house and over 12 years and three wonderful little boys later (Kaden, Drew and Cam), we are still inseparable and love that we have that Midland connection!