'The Hinge'. See...online apps DO work! Even though we were both over it, we're so glad we gave it one last attempt. Stuart was in Hawaii doing a half Ironman, and I was coming out of Ironman retirement, living and training in Atlanta where I was considering relocating when we first matched. A week later, we met on Canton Street for oysters which turned into the first of many night caps at the Rockin' Taco. A couple months later he helped me pick up and move back Atlanta. The rest is history.
Yes, we got engaged on our One Year anniversary. No, we did not mean to. It was a happy accident that was a few months in the making. Ring shopping, race training and overscheduling the social calendar pushed the proposal a little later than planned. When that was finally behind us, we were thwarted four more times with a scheduling snafu, a couple trips to the ER, a 24-hour bug, and a possible stolen ring scare. But we got it done on a beach (the only beach) in Key West, a place that will now become ‘our place’ forever. We’re so excited to let the real race begin and kick it off with all of you by our sides!