Casey and I met around the age of 12, although we can’t quite remember our first actual meeting. Something tells me, mutual friends and BSC dances brought us together, but we may never know. Sometime shortly after, Casey asked me to be his girlfriend. We made it through Valentine’s Day that year and I still have part of the token of his love he gave to me all those years ago (one half of a pair of teddy bears), then like many tragic young love stories, he broke my heart (thus, the one half of a pair of teddy bears)! We remained close friends, best friends, even, for the years to follow. We would both graduate high school from Haverhill High School, Casey went off to SNHU before heading to UNH where he would graduate and I, off to Buenos Aires, Argentina where I would live for about a year and a half. I returned home and Casey and I reconnected as friends before the stars aligned and destiny brought us back together all these years later. During our time together we have made countless memories with family and friends, Casey moved to Southie with two college roommates and began working at email security company, Mimecast, our beloved dog Luna was added to our little family, I graduated from Merrimack College, we have traveled together, have spent many weekends at Maurice’s on the Cape, lived with my family during quarantine for five months- a time which was intended for two weeks- we bought our townhouse in Newburyport, I began working at our alma mater, HHS, as a Spanish teacher, we got engaged and now we’re having a wedding! We have done so much growing and living together, and with all of you. We are so excited to be getting married and we cannot wait to celebrate!