Welcome to the party

To our distinguished guests & people of the partying variety: Thank you for your support. We love ya. We appreciate ya. We look forward to celebrating with you this fall! As many of you know, we come to you with a love story unlike any other. Some Hallmark-worthy stuff for sure. Strap in. Patrick & Annie had crossed paths many times over their childhood years. Both played on teams with Racine Soccer Club, spending many summer evenings scrimmaging against each other. Annie says she used to smoke him on the pitch. Pat says otherwise. A true mystery. Regardless, the two shared a high level of respect for one another and would share pleasant exchanges at middle school dances, peer gatherings, sporting events, and Racine-based summer festivals. It's a typical wintery-fall day in Southeastern Wisconsin. It's 2011, Annie and Patrick are seniors in high school. Patrick is playing basketball for the Union Grove Bronco's. Annie's recovering from a delightful little combo - ACL reconstruction and a stress fracture. Life's great. On this particular evening, Annie planned to hang with friend's Audrey and Ava after school. The three A's met up, driving to McDonald's for a light dinner before hanging out and shootin' the shit back at Audrey's house. Hungry after an evening of physical therapy, Annie finished two McChickens, two McDoubles, and a hot fudge sundae at record speed. Once back at Audrey's, the A's decided to take a walk. It was at this point that it became clear to Annie that the food had not been settling well. Annie falls to ground, puking uncontrollably. She had lost her battle with the McDonalds. It was a sight for sore eyes and as you could imagine, the visual from the bystanders provided Annie with a level of discomfort you just don't forget. Annie may have yacked that night, but that doesn't stop her. Yep, she's feeling much better after her public display and instead of going home for the night, she's back on the town. One of the A's had a crush. This crush was a member of the CAVE Bros. The Cave bros were a group of youngsters that used to hang and chill and live at the Hugasian's (see 'Wedding Party' tab for pix). Through the connect of the crush, the three A's arrived to the Hugasian homestead. Annie had never been to the Hugasian's before. She was elated! Making herself comfortable, Annie and the A's sat with Peg and Jack Hugasian in the families' kitchen. Annie would never forget the warmth and generosity of Pat's parents. Peg provided Annie with a soda and some saltines. Hanging with pat's rents had proved to be such a fun night that Annie hadn't even stopped to think, "Where's Pat?" As the three A's head out for the night, Annie sees Patrick struttin' up the driveway. He's looking like an off-brand Indiana Hoosier, wearing candy-stripped tearaway pants. He's obviously sweaty and coming off a loss. As if his looks weren't enough to marry the man on the spot, Pat says in obvious surprise, "Annie Flanagan?" Annie Says "Pat Hugasian! Where ya been? We've been hanging with your folks all night!" With the exchange of current cell phone numbers, the rest was history (with the exception of a brief, mid-college break up in 2014), the two have been together ever since. Aw. Lovers & Friends 4 life. <3