Our story began on a Hudson River pier, an hour past the set time for our meeting. Of course, I (Araia) was late for our date. To be fair I was working on school work before meeting up with him, but still, I was very late. He was also late, only by a half an hour so really he only had to wait for me as long as I would have had to wait for him..... Anyway, I see this crazy handsome guy standing there in a floaty vest and beat-up shoes. His glasses were hiding his eyes, lucky for me since when I saw them later they took my breath away. I was so nervous around him at first I forgot how old I was when asked before boarding our boat. We got into our kayak and talked until the rain made us paddle in and grab lunch. From there I only learned more and more about him. Every detail showing me how intelligent and unique this man was. Thankfully he thought similarly about me and now here we are! Our time in NYC led us to love and we are both so thankful! We are so excited for you all to be apart of our happiness!