John & Val first met as seventh graders at Wilson Middle School in 2001. While John had a huge crush on Val, there was no romance in their younger years. They went separate ways in high school.
In a happy accident, John spotted Val on the University of Minnesota campus across Washington Avenue, just in front of the Coffman Memorial Union. John reached out to Val on Facebook to say hello. John & Val kept in touch and eventually, John got the romance he yearned for so many years prior.
John & Val live in Minnetonka, Minnesota with Val’s lovely children, Janiah and Noah, and their three cats: Darla, Rosie, and Ruby.