Janelle and Justin actually met in college back in 2000. Janelle was at Miami and Justin at Purdue but they had mutual friends who introduced them when Janelle visited Purdue that summer. The two didn't talk much then and when Janelle visited Purdue again the next year, it was basically the same situation. Both were dating other people and didn't pay much attention to each other - although they both admittedly "noticed" each other!
They didn't see each other again for several years. Both went about their business, finished their college degrees, and started their careers.
After leading somewhat of a nomad life for a while, Janelle found herself in Chicago in fall of 2005. In 2006, she met up with one of their mutual friends at a bar in the city. Justin came up and said, "I remember you," and they ended up talking the rest of the night.
The two have been inseparable ever since!
They now live together in a vintage rehabbed condo in Old Town and have three beautiful fur babies, Soma, Maya, and Elwood.