Let’s Celebrate!

A Bride’s Tale: It all began on a rainy Friday evening on March 20th. I had agreed to meet up with a group of friends to go indoor rock climbing. In walks Rory, tall and handsome. Introductions were made and we spent the evening trying to chat in between climbs. Neither of us were looking for a relationship so we ended up doing several other group activites before he asked me to dinner. Our first dinner, we stayed out till almost midnight talking about everything from being allergic to poison ivy to what our goals in life were. Our friendship grew into a strong love built on God, family, respect, and appreciation. Then almost 5 years later Rory proposed while we were out hiking. I, of course, agreed. How could I not say “Yes!”? Now the celebration begins! The Groom’s Tale At 24 years of age, what is a man to do when he meets a beautiful woman at an indoor rock climbing event? Try not to say something ridiculous of course! On that night, I almost slipped off of one of the slopes thinking, no I cannot fall this quickly. Well, I did. Not physically off of the slope, rather, for Abigail. Since that time, we have grown in our relationship and lives. She lifts my spirits everyday and gives me reasons to be strong and hang onto life’s multiple ledges even when I feel I am close to falling.