The beginning....

Might as well start off from the beginning! Barry and I met at a party of a mutual Coast Guard friend. I have to admit, he started off on the wrong foot by arriving at the party with someone who thought it would be absolutely hilarious to pretend they were the police (of course, everyone there was totally of legal drinking age including myself). Later on that night we started chatting and eventually exchanged numbers. It was two weeks before I was moving to Texas to go to college. A few days later he texted me (loser) and we went out- mini golfing and Sam Diego's. For the next few weeks we hung out a bunch, but soon it was time for me to go. We promised to stay in touch. And stayed in touch we did, because less than a month later he was flying down to Texas to visit. We had a lot of fun in Texas that September, as well as the next March when he came down again during Spring Break. I only stayed in Texas for a year before transferring home to go to school closer to home [and closer to him :) ]



Three weeks ago we got married and had the wedding of both our dreams. We couldn't be happier.

Now we're counting down the days until we begin our newest adventure as a married couple. Since Barry is in the USCG, we get to move at least every four years. It's definitely not a lifestyle I had imagined for myself, but now that I'm here I cannot wait to see what the future brings. I know we will have such good (and some bad) experiences moving across the country, and I know we will end up in some pretty crappy places, but we know it is always temporary. From Woods Hole, MA we will be making the extraordinary journey to faraway Newport, RI (ha.) It has its pros and its cons but most importantly we're in it together and are looking forward to experiencing it together.