Kim and Krickitt Carpenter met, of all places, on the phone. Kim was a university baseball coach, and was participating in a faculty meeting via phone call when he noticed an unusual name on a sportswear catalog. He later called the corresponding number attached to the name, and met Krickitt, who was a sales representative in California at the time.
A source from Reader's Digest Canada states that Kim questioned her, asking if her name really was Krickitt. She parried Kim's curiosity with a question of her own, asking, "And you're from Las Vegas, but not Nevada?" Their relationship took off after that question, from learning about each other's passions (such as Krickitt's gymnastic abilities and love of athletics) to lifelong goals, conversations quickly progressed into flights across the country to meet in person. In fact, in just two weeks of meeting each other face to face for the first time, Kim met Krickitt's family. He then asked for their permission to wed Krickitt later that year, and after receiving their blessing, flew back to California and asked Krickitt for her hand in marriage. The two married on September 18, 1993, marking the beginning of the two falling in love.
