We’re Getting Married!!

*February 4, 2021* *A Bar in a Bowling Alley It was February 4, 2021, a Thursday night outing. Where we both bowled on the Thursday night bowling league at valley park bowl. The evening was coming to an end and everyone gathered around the bar for some beers & cocktails. Michael was feeling generous and buying a round for everyone. It was the fact that he turned and asked me “Can I buy you a drink?”. Now here I am thinking, Does he seriously think he’s going to pick me up with the cheesy, “Can I buy you a drink”. Well to my surprise, it worked! I never found someone who matched me as well as Michael does. After the bar was empty & the alley was closing up shop, he offered to bring me home. Now I was thinking he’s going to bring me home and try to make a move on me. But to my surprise again, Michael doesn’t try anything. Doesn’t actually make a move until about the 4th or 5th time we saw each other. That night we just talked for hours (mostly about bowling & I pretended to listen). I was more focused on other scenarios. He has good self control, let me tell you. Here I am thinking he was trying to do something and the more I listened to him talk the more I fell even harder. *February 23, 2021* Shortly after seeing each other we found out we were pregnant with a beautiful baby girl. Miss Memphis Amelia. Times flying by, the camp season has started, all is well. Now some of you know but to some it’s new news. We had went in for our 20 week anatomy scan of the baby and got heart wrenching news. Our daughter had a brain bleed. We didn’t know what that meant or if she was going to make it. As the doctors at Baystate did further research, scans, & MRI. They found out that our daughter had a stroke in utero. From the day we found out til the day she was born was very stressful having doctors every week and even having to drive to Boston children’s for results. *August 13, 2021* My father had won a pool tournament to Vegas. He was generous enough to have the family & friends follow him down for support. While down in Vegas Michael and I were going to see the Eiffel Tower. I wanted to go buy the perfect dress to get the full effect. Now the entire time since we’ve been pregnant I’m been throwing hits at Michael that my finger was still empty. So as I rushing through the mall trying to get to the dress shop he asks me to walk into this jewelry store. I repeatedly have to say no we don’t have time and he begs just “One minute”. I agree but only one minute! It does not cross my mind we were sitting in front of the ring counter. (Because I felt rushed around and clearly wasn’t paying attention). Michael looks at me and says “Pick one.” Me so dumbfoundedly says “What?” So again he says “Pick one.” After the adrenaline passes we had designed a custom engagement ring. It was in the process of being designed and delivered back home. (So no idea when he will propose) We leave and all I’m thinking is screw the dress! Now…I just had an adrenaline high 6 months pregnant… do you know what that leads too? Nausea! Wanna take a guess at what happened next? 🤢🤮HOPE HES GLAD WHAT HE SIGNED UP FOR!

*September 19, 2021* It was the day of my parents 25th wedding anniversary party. I planned the whole thing and Michael participated in ways a man could. Do the running around. The party was a hit and at the end of the night Michael proposed. But he wasn’t as smooth as he thought when he almost dropped the box out of his pocket early in the day and I noticed. He told me “You better cry. God damn it.” I told him “Nice try, but no.” HA! I cried anyways. (Pregnancy hormones will get ya lol) *December 6, 2021* At 3 in the morning! This little was ready to meet us! But…it took 29 1/2 hours of labor for her to get here… I could not have done it if Michael didn’t get me that buffalo chicken wrap. I’m kidding! I wouldn’t have been able to do it without him. He never left my side… until I yelled at him “Stop saying stupid shit.” But hey that’s labor! *December 7, 2021* She has arrived! Right out and on moms chest. She didn’t cry at first… That was the most deafening sound any parent would not want to witness. She didn’t want to stay pink and turns out Memphis just didn’t want to cry. But she did feel the need to relieve herself and after that the pinkest, cutest person in the world. Although our story hasn’t come to an end those chapters have. Now we get to move on to planning our Wedding Day! We invite you all to share our special days with us!