6 years and some change ago, I begged my friend Cara to come to Ocean City with me for none other than a Hoobastank concert. We make the trek down to OC, get ourselves all primped and cute to live out our (by our, I mean mine) Hoobastank fantasy at none other than the Purple Moose on the boardwalk. Cara and I are standing at the bar having some drinks before the band took stage, when this large group of guys comes walking in and grabs the table behind us. We look at each other and laugh, thinking what the heck is a bunch of guys coming to a Hoobastank concert for... After a while of laughing and making jokes at their drink orders, some of the guys wandered over to the bar with Cara and I, and DJ happened to wander over next to me. We spent a good portion of the night talking and getting to know one another. I asked the ever important question of "who is your favorite football team" in which DJ arrogantly (as eagles fans always do) responded by pulling up his shirt sleeve and exposing the most hideous tattoo I had ever seen...at this point I felt like I needed an exit strategy, because what kind of Redskins fan willingly talks to an Eagles fan? I kept thinking, what would my dad think of me! Thankfully for DJ, alcohol was consumed that night and I was somehow able to overcome this tragic discovery. We laughed and danced the night away. DJ was supposed to go away the next day for a motorcycle trip but was intrigued enough to meet me out again the next night. The weekend came to an end, and over the next two weeks DJ and I texted and called each other every day. I spent another week at the beach with my parents and saw DJ several times during the week, he even met my parents. Another visit later and DJ and I decided this wasnt just a summer fling, and we officially started dating. 5 years later, we are planning the most important day of our lives. We are so excited for our big day and to start our forever together. I love you DJ!