Gregory and Julie were enrolled in the same statistics class in 1974. Gregory sat a couple seats behind Julie and thought she was beautiful. He finally got the courage to ask her out one day, but Julie said no. Some days later, he got the courage to ask her again. Before he could ask, Julie asked Gregory if he would give her a ride home to Austin and he quickly agreed. They went out that night and have been together ever since. They were married in 1975.