Celebrate our shared adventure together.

Farron has known Erik since the 6th grade. Surprisingly Erik has only known Farron since 2015. You may be asking, “How is that possible?” Well Erik’s recollection of his school age years needed some jogging when they met for lunch one Friday in July 2015. For background, Farron and Erik went to middle school and part of high school together. They had several classes together and Erik now admits he had ceramics with “a Farron.” Yes he did! And of course his bride to be was that Farron, the only Farron at the school. Over an impromptu two and a half hour lunch they “reconnected” as two classmates catching up on old times. They were impressed that each had gone off to college, received a first rate education, and returned to their hometown of Port Arthur to serve their community. He was an assistant principal working at the local high school and she was a practicing family physician in their community. The two realized they had been living down the street from each other and were amazed they hadn’t crossed paths sooner. After all, his mother had told him the year before that his classmate, a doctor, was in town and that he should go see her as a patient. Looking for friendship Erik and Farron agreed to hang out again. They would see each other monthly then weekly then a few times a week then everyday. The rest is history.

A few years ago Farron’s friend Valerie gave her some advice. She said, “Being with someone should be as easy as breathing.” Farron took that to heart and any man she was going to date needed to meet that rubric. When Erik came along it was a no brainer. The two had chemistry. He makes her laugh even when she’s had the hardest day. She shares his love of video games. He likes to try new things. Farron has someone to make sure her clothes are ironed. Erik has someone to have nerdy conversations with and to watch nature documentaries on Netflix with. She has someone who truly gets her and doesn’t ask anything of her. When he’s with her he feels like a kid again. He puts her mind at ease. Together they laugh and embrace the unknown. Farron and Erik are a couple that breathe easy and energize each other each day.

To Erik the concept of being “pressed” is wearing ironed clothes. He’s easy going but focused and ambitious. As an introvert, he generally keeps to himself. For the last several years Erik went about life as a single graduate student, science teacher/coach, and then assistant principal. He mastered his routine of gym, work, grad school, repeat. He knew one day he would find a wife and have a family but he had no idea when. Sure, he had prayed to God that He would send him someone to share his life with. But when Farron came along he figured he had made a “new” friend. Despite having so much in common including their values, aspirations, and interests, he warned her that he was “busy all the time” with early mornings and late nights and that he “probably won’t have time” to socialize. He would formally and dryly say, “Well, Farron...it was nice meeting with you.” In the back of his mind however, he realized he really liked spending time with her. He was eager to accept any invite she extended. Want to ride to Houston to attend a Top Golf party? “Sure!” Want to go to Painting with a Twist in Lake Charles? “Ok!” Wanna watch this Indie film my brother’s been raving about? “Yes!” At any given moment you might have found the two playing Mario Kart, shaking their booties to Dance Central, or spitting verses on Def Jam Rapstar. Suddenly his routine included Farron and yet everything he needed to do still got done. At their first Christmas Mass together he went up for prayer to thank God for Farron. Erik knew God had answered his prayer.

Farron and Erik share a common outlook on life. They look to keep their minds open but sharp. They inspire each other to be their best selves. There is no doubt Farron and Erik love each other deeply and unconditionally. They have full trust in each other and work well as a team. They are equally yoked. They also embrace change even when it comes in the form of a hurricane. Neither hesitated to take their families in. Now that their families are situated, Farron and Erik are ready to build a life together. There is no question that they’ll make it through this year and eternity because in the end they have each other. Farron and Erik are grounded in their faith and are well prepared to tackle what life throws their way. They’ve traveled the country together and now the world. They see their lives as an adventure and are excited about the journey.