mary ann diano was left homeless when the storms hit staten island , new york , in october 2012 - but now says because of hurricane sandy she has met the love of her life and they are buying their dream home together .
the 62-year-old 's home has lived in a trailer park in connecticut every since disaster where she met her partner dennis krauss , whose home in brooklyn , new york , was also destroyed .
dennis krauss and mary ann diano said they plan to spend their winning on a new house .