Courtney, one of our wonderful bridesmaids, talked about Mark in the weeks leading up to his return to Framingham from California. "You're going to love him!" "Seriously he is the best" and "Are you excited to meet him?" are just a few of the comments I remember hearing (multiple times) before meeting him. Upon his return to Framingham, me being a freshman, thought the older kids were trying to trick me. I was convinced Mark was not who he said he was. You see, Mark came back from California at the same time his friend, Sean Parker, came back from Africa. When Mark introduced himself I thought for sure he was Sean, and Sean was him and it was all a big joke. Well.... turns out it wasn't! He very loudly and very proudly told me how to spell Mainini as I added his number to my phone. "M-A-I-N-I-N-I GOT IT???" and I never forgot.