Day 23…The factory, our families= the two of us !
Meet Joel and Susan Sportel. We met Susan through a network of Grand Rapids wedding vendors and all we have to say is…she is a blast! Working for Rev Business Solutions (providing printing items to the West Michigan business community), she specializes in wedding invitations and is a jack of all printing trades. Her husband Joel, works at one of the largest corporations is Michigan, Amway. These two serve their community all the time and have an amazing relationship. Did we mention that during her off time she takes Latin Dancing lessons? Spicy!
How did you two meet? We met while working at a company called Zin-Plas Corp, a factory that made Delta faucets and shower heads. My (Joel) brother worked there with her mom. With a “family in” we both were fortunate to get great part time jobs in college. While at work we met, but found out that we were both dating other people. However, both of us were about to break up with our significant others, so we gave each other some serious advice on how to break the news. We spent so much time together talking about how to end our relationships that we hit it off!
What was your first date? Susan: “He picked me up from my home, we went to see a movie at the old Alpine theater called “Author, Author”, which in 1982 was “awful, awful”. Then went to the former Village Inn Pizza on Alpine and had a great time getting to know each other better. He then dropped me off at home where he was invited in and chatted with my mother about work! :-)
What was your favorite Valentine’s Day memory? Susan: “I used to work at a balloon wholesaler, so every year I would create a big bouquet of helium filled balloons and would have them delivered to him at Amway! In return I would always get flowers. We are romantics at heart!”
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