The Hunger Games just premiered on the big screen, Gangnam Style swept the world, Taylor Swift released All Too Well (a song that changed the trajectory of my life), and we are sending each other silly memes on Facebook. He always knew how to make me laugh. Fast forward to April 3rd, 2019. I’m in college and stop by the Quik Trip near my apartment for my daily iced mocha fix. When I get to the register, the guy working knows my name. Creepy at first, but quickly endearing. And as they say… the rest is history.

On our beautiful vacation to Ochi Rios, Jamaica, Zach had scheduled a private candlelit dinner on the beach. I, of course, saw this coming from a mile away, but was nonetheless over the moon. A cat came by and hung out with us for a while on the beach, and we said he blessed our marriage.