On August 11, 2012, I was at a girlfriend's beach house making breakfast. I was getting ready to surf with great friends and spend the day in the sun-It was bound to be good. And then just like that, I met the man I would spend forever with. He walked in sporting a dark tan and long salty hair (from sleeping on a boat the night before), wearing a rasta tank top and board shorts. My first thought was, "I will marry that man." I'm not kidding. I was taken back by him, and for the first time in probably my whole life, I didn't have a lot to say. After breakfast we went surfing and got to know each other. Little did he know I was already planning our wedding... 5-1/2 years, 2 cats, 1 dog, 2 tiny beach side apartments, and lots of laughs later, we will be married on our 6 year anniversary. It was the most special day then, and every year after. That's when it all began.