Our Memories

2019-04-13: Donning the PERFECT ring from the PERFECT man for Karla!

2019-04-13: The moment she said "Yes"! Taken on the Kissing Bridge at Sherwood Forest Faire on their 3rd year anniversary.

Karla's custom-designed meteorite ring to signify their out-of-this-world love. The "pear shape" looks like a skull and/or the Millennium Falcon, both significant to the bride & groom.

Karla's custom-designed meteorite ring to signify their out-of-this-world love. The band is shaped to be a treble clef one way, & a bass clef the other, representing Karla's musical talent & roots.

One of the first things the newly-engaged couple did: read "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work" by Dr. John M. Gottman.

2016-04-21: Our first picture together on a lunch date at Black's Market Table.

2016-11-06: Our first Texas Renaissance Festival. We only had a limited time at night to go & it rained, making the experience even more enchanting.

2016-11-11: Justin & Karla's first began bonding over a mutual love of videogames. Before their lives got busier, they enjoyed playing R6:Siege, COD, & interactive music-based games together.

2017-03-20: Justin & Karla working on Justin's dream car. This was one of the first activities they did together outside of work (on Karla's Jeep) that led to them falling in love with each other.

2017-04-13: Justin picking up Karla in his dream car at their mutual place of employment to celebrate their first anniversary together.

Every anniversary (expect in 2020), Justin & Karla go back to the first restaurant Karla treated Justin to as a thank you for working on her Jeep, Peli Peli, & order Sticky Toffee Cheesecake.

2016-05-29: Karla & Justin in Karla's dream vehicle at their 1st convention together, the 2016 Space City Comic Con.

2016-11-19: Justin & Karla at the place where they first bonded before Karla embarked on yet another adventure away from home.

2016-05-28: J+K of T+A's 1st cosplay opportunity at the 2016 Space City Comic Con: Justin as X-Force Deadpool & Karla as his true love, Lady Death

2016-06-26: Enjoying the pool at Karla's apartment complex & their first rental together.

2016-07-31: The couple decide to move in together & find their first rental home in what would be their future home neighborhood.

2017-10-12: Karla finds another rental that didn't flood in their old neighborhood where they move to & make a home together for the next 3 years while Stryker starts & completes middle school.

T+A Cosplay as Thermite & Caveira, opposing operators "Thermite" & "Caveira" in a mutual favorite tactical shooter game of the couple, "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege".

2017-07-14: Cosplaying as operators from Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege at Video Games Live Houston. Karla as Caveira, Justin as Thermite, & mutual friend Mike as Doc.

2017-10-27: The origin of "Coach Karla Rawr". The duo won the costume contest at the ballroom dance event these costumes were debuted (though dancing in the costumes proved hilariously futile).

2018-10-31: Justin helping Karla with her 1st bald-cap in order to debut her Lord Voldemort cosplay at her company's annual full-scale Halloween celebration.

2020-03-02: Justin & Karla make things official with their beloved neighborhood & become first-time homeowners of a home reminiscent of every home they've previously live in.

2017-10-27: The origin of "Coach Karla Rawr". The duo won the costume contest at the ballroom dance event these costumes were debuted (though dancing in the costumes proved hilariously futile).

5 years & 7 different gigs later, the couple dons their current uniforms for work.

2017-03-06: Karla & Justin early in their relationship at one of their prevailing favorite restaurants, Torchy's Tacos.

2019-07-27: Justin & Karla toast to their journey across the Atlantic on board Cunard's Queen Elizabeth during the Captain's Invitational before the 20s Gala.

2019-07-24: Karla's 1st time back to NYC since 2001; true authentic NY pizza was a MUST for these two, so they grabbed some at Joe's Pizza, famous for its role in Spiderman.

2019-08-06: Taking a tip from a local at an Irish pub, Justin & Karla check out Leo Burdock's, acclaimed home of the best Fish & Chips in Dublin, Ireland before dining at a nearby castle courtyard.

2019-08-09: Can you believe we're sitting close to one another!? This is one of the many ways that WB Studios achieved the optical illusion of Hagrid's size in comparison to the trio in Harry Potter.

2017-01-27: After an early, mutual belt test of ours at Barron's Martial Arts.

2019-08-03: Justin & Karla dueling during a beginner foil fencing class while onboard the Cunard Queen Elizabeth.

2017-04-29: One of the most unforgettable & funniest games of CAH came from the language barrier between the dry, American humor & our Korean exchange student guests & friends of Mike!

2017-06-05: Justin & Karla playing Milles Bornes during a Couples Game Night battle with Justin's bestie, James.

2019-04-28: Justin & Karla playing their multi-year Pathfinder campaign as part of The Silver Ravens at their local game shop, Arclight Gaming.

2017-01-01: Bringing in the first of many new years together!

2016-08-03: Justin & I rocking it out in our first & favorite concert together: KoRn vs. Rob Zombie

2016-11-05: Justin & Karla seeing Evanescence live - one of their favorite concerts to date!

2016-12-02: Justin & Karla at the girls' first live concert seeing their then-favorite band, Crown the Empire. This is one of Justin's favorite pics.

2017-04-15: Justin & Karla at one of their favorite concert venues, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, for BuzzFest

2017-06-11: Karla & Justin's 1st time seeing Avenged Sevenfold live before seeing Metallica for one of their best performances to date!

2018-08-03: 2 years after their 1st concert together at this same venue, Justin & Karla see another great rock show by Five Finger Death Punch in the 1st of weekly rock concerts in August of 2018.

2018-08-11: Justin & Karla see the 2nd great rock show in the series of weekly rock concerts in August of 2018, featuring Shinedown & Godsmack.

2018-08-118 Justin & Karla see the 3rd rock show in the series of weekly rock concerts in August of 2018, featuring Marilyn Manson & Rob Zombie. The former was a bust, but the latter never disappoints

2018-09-17: Taking Buddy to his 1st live music concert after he joined beginning band on euphonium, Game of Thrones: The Concert Experience. Our seats got upgraded. & we had a phenomenal experience!

2016-10-12: Some of our favorite pictures together throughout the years.

2017-01-29: Having a BLAST at a mini-cation to NASA!

2017-05-26: Some of our favorite pictures together throughout the years. Note our coordinating Siege attire.

2016-12-24: Our first Christmas together. We didn't have much, but we had each other!

2016-07-08: Some of our favorite pictures together throughout the years.

2017-08-15: Us trying to embarrass Buddy at his 1st middle school's orientation.

2018-06-23: Justin joked that we were "Beauty & the Beast" in his blue polo & my yellow dress that I donned to perform "The Yellow Rose of Texas" memorized at IET's 15th anniversary as my comeback.

2017-03-12: Our 1st Drive-In movie experience together & one of Karla's favorite pictures together.

2017-07-16: Some of our favorite pictures together throughout the years. Note our Video Games Live concert shirts from different eras.

2016-04-24: Some of our favorite pictures together throughout the years.

2017-04-09: Participating in a much-needed one-day couples' retreat & romance workshop. We were one of the favorite couples there!

2018-01-27: Getting dolled up for Karla's company party. We spent half that same day hunting for Justin's first pieces of business casual attire!

2018-08-08: Spending Justin's birthday being our crazy homebody selves on our new, black leather couch in our 2nd rental home.

2019-07-26: Justin & Karla with a heart-shaped rock found while exploring McNabs Island in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada).

2018-11-29: An amazing pit stop en route to Karla's return trip to Lubbock was the virtual reality experience of "Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire" where they got to impersonate Storm Troopers!

2018-11-20: Children at heart, Karla & Justin have a hard time passing up some good, old-arcade fun, especially at one of Karla's favorites, Jurassic Park.

2018-11-20: When Justin & Karla 1st started dating, Karla was working at Alamo Drafthouse where employees were able to see movies with a guest free. This was perfect for them, as Justin is a movie fan

2018-06-29: At each state we stopped at during our 1st family trip, we left a natural mark. This one can be found in New Orleans, LA.

2018-06-21: At each state we stopped at during our 1st family trip, we left a natural mark. This one can be found on Stone Mountain, GA.

2018-06-21: Our 1st family vacation was a roadtrip through the Deep South in order to attend IET's 15th Anniversary in Atlanta, GA. During one of the days, we made a trek to & up Stone Mountain, GA.

2018-06-25: At each state we stopped at during our 1st family trip, we left a natural mark. This one can be found in Venice, FL.

2019-03-30: Having a blast in bumper cars with the family while checking out a local German Festival

2019-08-01: Marveling at the magnificent Dynjandi Waterfall, a series of waterfalls created by a melting glacier in the Westfjords of Iceland.

2019-07-20: Justin's 1st ever flight on an airplane - a HUGE DEAL given his previous fear of heights! He did well & was able to overcome his fear in this short trip in order to withstand a 12hr+ trip!

2019-07-24: Traveling underground via subway in New York City

2019-07-22: Having old-fashioned fun on a scavenger hunt while onboard Cunard's Queen Elizabeth

2019-08-09: Traveling by trolley in the United Kingdom en route to Warner Brothers Studio where they filled the Harry Potter series!

2019-08-09: All aboard The Hogwarts Express in our trip to the Warner Brothers Studio in the United Kingdom!

2019-08-05: One of our favorite travel destinations: Doune Castle in Scotland, the site of one of our family's favorite movies, "Monty Python & the Holy Grail". Yes, we made & brought those coconuts!

2018-06-25: Exploring Snook Haven, Florida in our 1st family vacation.

2018-06-28: Exploring sites familiar to Justin from his childhood in Louisiana like the Mississippi River.

2018-11-29: Exploring sites fond to Karla from her music major days at Texas Tech in Lubbock.

2019-07-26: Exploring Fort McNab a pivotal site of two World Wars in Nova Scotia (Canada) on our own.

2019-08-06: Exploring historic sites in Dublin, Ireland on our own, which made our stay much more enjoyable & memorable.

2019-08-09: Exploring Warner Brothers Studio: The Making of Harry Potter

2019-08-09: Exploring Warner Brothers Studio: The Making of Harry Potter. It's the Ukranian Ironbelly from Grongott's!

2019-08-08: Exploring Windsor Castle on a tour gifted to us by my extended family in the United Kingdom

2019-08-08: Exploring Stonehenge on a tour gifted to us by my extended family in the United Kingdom

2019-08-08: Exploring Salisbury on a tour gifted to us by my extended family in the United Kingdom

2019-08-09: Exploring Warner Brothers Studio: The Making of Harry Potter. In Diagon Alley!

2019-08-09: Exploring Warner Brothers Studio: The Making of Harry Potter. We're in front of the Chamber of Secrets!

2019-08-09: In front of the real Hogwarts model used by Warner Brothers Studio: The Making of Harry Potter.

2019-08-09: Inside the real Gringott's at Warner Brothers Studio: The Making of Harry Potter!

2019-08-08: Celebrating Justin's birthday in the United Kingdom. The London Eye was just outside our hotel!

2019-08-03: Traveling through the fjords of Iceland, Karla's dream country, by sea on Cunard's Queen Elizabeth.

2019-08-03: Marveling at the beauty of Iceland, Karla's dream country.

2018-08-03: Enjoying this unforgettable journey together across the North Atlantic on board Cunard's Queen Elizabeth.

2018-08-03: Enjoying this unforgettable journey together across the North Atlantic on board Cunard's Queen Elizabeth.

2019-08-01: This was taken a little past midnight on the journey towards Iceland. As you can see, the sun is not "set".

2019-08-02: Visiting the EVE Monument in the capitol of Iceland where you may find two of Karla's EVE Online characters that she used in her MMORPG & E-Sports days.

2020-12-13: Enjoying our first winter holiday season together in our new home.

Justin as a pre-teen. He wouldn't know it then, but his future wife would come to adore the very pointed ears he used to be embarrassed of (she loves half-elves)!

Karla as a preteen at the start of her bardic studies & when she thought rounded glasses were cool.

2018-11-11: The love story between two half-elves; one a bard, one an oracle.

2019-10-22: Celebrating Justin's successful completion of UPS Integrad in order to become a delivery driver!

2018-07-28: We thank you for your time in going through our memories with us!